FGUS53 KMSR 151511 RVFWIS RIVER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN 1010 AM CDT WED APR 15 2026 : THIS IS A NWS GUIDANCE PRODUCT FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL RIVER : FORECAST CENTER. PUBLIC FORECASTS AND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED BY NWS : WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES. : : FORECAST GROUP IS WIS : : FORECASTS INCLUDE 24-HOURS OF FUTURE PRECIPITATION (QPF) IN 6 HOUR INCREMENTS : :************************************************************ :WISCONSIN RIVER, ROTW3 :ROTHSCHILD, WI - GRB : :ACTION STAGE 18.0 FT MINOR STAGE 25.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 27.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 28.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 23.9 FT AT 1400 Z ON APR 15 .ER ROTW3 0415 Z DC202604151510/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0415 : / 23.6 / 23.0 / 22.4 .E2 : 0416 : / 21.8 / 20.9 / 20.4 / 20.0 .E3 : 0417 : / 19.6 / 19.2 / 18.9 / 18.5 .E4 : 0418 : / 18.2 / 17.9 / 17.6 / 17.3 .E5 : 0419 : / 17.1 / 16.9 / 16.7 / 16.6 .E6 : 0420 : / 16.4 / 16.3 / 16.1 / 16.0 .E7 : 0421 : / 16.0 / 15.9 / 15.8 / 15.8 .E8 : 0422 : / 15.7 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : : QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0415 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0416 / 0.12 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 16 is 0.12 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :WISCONSIN RIVER, WIRW3 :WISCONSIN RAPIDS-GRAND AVE , WI - GRB : :ACTION STAGE 10.0 FT MINOR STAGE 12.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 13.5 FT MAJOR STAGE 14.5 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 11.3 FT AT 1330 Z ON APR 15 .AR :CREST: WIRW3 0416 Z DC202604151510/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 11.5 :Crest near 11.5 FT around 00 Z on Thu, Apr 16 .ER WIRW3 0415 Z DC202604151510/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0415 : / 11.4 / 11.5 / 11.3 .E2 : 0416 : / 10.8 / 10.2 / 9.7 / 9.0 .E3 : 0417 : / 8.5 / 8.0 / 7.7 / 7.3 .E4 : 0418 : / 7.0 / 6.8 / 6.6 / 6.3 .E5 : 0419 : / 6.1 / 5.9 / 5.7 / 5.5 .E6 : 0420 : / 5.3 / 5.1 / 5.0 / 4.9 .E7 : 0421 : / 4.8 / 4.7 / 4.6 / 4.5 .E8 : 0422 : / 4.4 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : : QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0415 / 0.00 / 0.01 / 0.04 : 0416 / 0.17 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 16 is 0.22 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :YELLOW RIVER, BBCW3 :BABCOCK 1WNW, WI - GRB : :ACTION STAGE 10.0 FT MINOR STAGE 12.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 15.5 FT MAJOR STAGE 17.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 15.1 FT AT 1400 Z ON APR 15 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 03 Z ON 04/16/2026 .ER BBCW3 0415 Z DC202604151510/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0415 : / 14.8 / 13.2 / 11.5 .E2 : 0416 : / 10.1 / 8.9 / 8.0 / 7.5 .E3 : 0417 : / 7.2 / 7.0 / 6.8 / 6.6 .E4 : 0418 : / 6.4 / 6.2 / 6.0 / 5.7 .E5 : 0419 : / 5.5 / 5.3 / 5.1 / 5.0 .E6 : 0420 : / 4.8 / 4.7 / 4.5 / 4.4 .E7 : 0421 : / 4.3 / 4.2 / 4.1 / 4.0 .E8 : 0422 : / 3.9 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : : QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0415 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.02 : 0416 / 0.12 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 16 is 0.14 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :YELLOW RIVER, NCAW3 :NECEDAH, WI - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 12.0 FT MINOR STAGE 15.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 16.5 FT MAJOR STAGE 18.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 14.3 FT AT 1300 Z ON APR 15 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 21 Z ON 04/15/2026 .AR :CREST: NCAW3 0417 Z DC202604151510/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 18.3 :Crest near 18.3 FT around 06 Z on Fri, Apr 17 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 03 Z ON 04/20/2026 .ER NCAW3 0415 Z DC202604151510/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0415 : / 14.6 / 15.7 / 16.5 .E2 : 0416 : / 17.2 / 17.7 / 18.1 / 18.3 .E3 : 0417 : / 18.2 / 18.0 / 17.7 / 17.3 .E4 : 0418 : / 16.9 / 16.6 / 16.4 / 16.1 .E5 : 0419 : / 15.8 / 15.5 / 15.1 / 14.9 .E6 : 0420 : / 14.7 / 14.5 / 14.3 / 14.0 .E7 : 0421 : / 13.9 / 13.7 / 13.5 / 13.3 .E8 : 0422 : / 13.1 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : : QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0415 / 0.00 / 0.02 / 0.08 : 0416 / 0.20 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 16 is 0.30 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :WISCONSIN RIVER, CROW3 :WHITE CREEK 2NW-CASTLE ROCK DAM, WI - ARX : :ACTION FLOW 10000.0 KCFS MINOR FLOW 30000.0 KCFS :MODERATE FLOW 37500.00 KCFS MAJOR FLOW 45000.00 KCFS : :THE FLOW WAS 39.09 KCFS AT 1410 Z ON APR 15 .ER CROW3 0415 Z DC202604151510/DH18/QTIFF/DIH6 :FLOW FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0415 : / 45.70 / 45.70 / 50.00 .E2 : 0416 : / 50.00 / 50.00 / 50.00 / 50.00 .E3 : 0417 : / 50.00 / 50.00 / 50.00 / 50.00 .E4 : 0418 : / 45.00 / 39.00 / 35.05 / 31.31 .E5 : 0419 : / 29.47 / 27.63 / 25.79 / 24.72 .E6 : 0420 : / 23.47 / 22.54 / 21.60 / 20.67 .E7 : 0421 : / 19.73 / 18.79 / 17.86 / 16.92 .E8 : 0422 : / 15.99 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : : QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0415 / 0.00 / 0.06 / 0.30 : 0416 / 0.15 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 16 is 0.51 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :WISCONSIN RIVER, WDEW3 :WISCONSIN DELLS, WI - MKX : :ACTION STAGE 13.0 FT MINOR STAGE 16.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 17.6 FT MAJOR STAGE 18.9 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 14.8 FT AT 1300 Z ON APR 15 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 15 Z ON 04/16/2026 .AR :CREST: WDEW3 0417 Z DC202604151510/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 17.6 :Crest near 17.6 FT around 06 Z on Fri, Apr 17 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 09 Z ON 04/19/2026 .ER WDEW3 0415 Z DC202604151510/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0415 : / 15.0 / 15.2 / 15.4 .E2 : 0416 : / 15.9 / 16.7 / 17.2 / 17.6 .E3 : 0417 : / 17.6 / 17.5 / 17.5 / 17.4 .E4 : 0418 : / 17.3 / 17.3 / 17.2 / 16.6 .E5 : 0419 : / 15.7 / 14.5 / 13.5 / 12.7 .E6 : 0420 : / 12.2 / 11.7 / 11.2 / 10.9 .E7 : 0421 : / 10.5 / 10.2 / 9.8 / 9.5 .E8 : 0422 : / 9.2 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : : QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0415 / 0.02 / 0.07 / 0.44 : 0416 / 0.13 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 16 is 0.66 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :Forecast matches Sept 2010 levels :************************************************************ :WISCONSIN RIVER, PORW3 :PORTAGE , WI - MKX : :ACTION STAGE 12.7 FT MINOR STAGE 17.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 18.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 19.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 18.9 FT AT 1200 Z ON APR 15 .AR :CREST: PORW3 0417 Z DC202604151510/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 20.7 :Crest near 20.7 FT around 12 Z on Fri, Apr 17 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 06 Z ON 04/21/2026 .ER PORW3 0415 Z DC202604151510/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0415 : / 19.0 / 19.1 / 19.2 .E2 : 0416 : / 19.4 / 19.8 / 20.2 / 20.4 .E3 : 0417 : / 20.7 / 20.7 / 20.6 / 20.6 .E4 : 0418 : / 20.6 / 20.5 / 20.5 / 20.5 .E5 : 0419 : / 20.1 / 19.4 / 18.7 / 18.2 .E6 : 0420 : / 17.8 / 17.5 / 17.3 / 17.0 .E7 : 0421 : / 16.8 / 16.6 / 16.5 / 16.3 .E8 : 0422 : / 16.0 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : : QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0415 / 0.02 / 0.16 / 0.33 : 0416 / 0.11 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 16 is 0.62 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :Forecast matches Sept 2010 levels :************************************************************ :BARABOO RIVER, RBGW3 :REEDSBURG, WI - MKX : :ACTION STAGE 12.0 FT MINOR STAGE 14.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 16.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 18.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 11.4 FT AT 1400 Z ON APR 15 .AR :CREST: RBGW3 0418 Z DC202604151510/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 12.7 :Crest near 12.7 FT around 06 Z on Sat, Apr 18 .ER RBGW3 0415 Z DC202604151510/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0415 : / 11.5 / 11.6 / 11.8 .E2 : 0416 : / 12.0 / 12.1 / 12.1 / 12.1 .E3 : 0417 : / 12.2 / 12.4 / 12.6 / 12.7 .E4 : 0418 : / 12.7 / 12.6 / 12.4 / 12.1 .E5 : 0419 : / 11.7 / 11.3 / 10.9 / 10.4 .E6 : 0420 : / 10.0 / 9.6 / 9.3 / 9.0 .E7 : 0421 : / 8.8 / 8.6 / 8.4 / 8.3 .E8 : 0422 : / 8.2 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : : QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0415 / 0.04 / 0.10 / 0.31 : 0416 / 0.13 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 16 is 0.58 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :BARABOO RIVER, RSPW3 :ROCK SPRINGS, WI - MKX : :ACTION STAGE 13.5 FT MINOR STAGE 18.5 FT :MODERATE STAGE 21.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 23.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 14.1 FT AT 1400 Z ON APR 15 .ER RSPW3 0415 Z DC202604151510/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0415 : / 14.3 / 14.3 / 14.5 .E2 : 0416 : / 14.9 / 15.2 / 15.5 / 15.6 .E3 : 0417 : / 15.6 / 15.6 / 15.6 / 15.5 .E4 : 0418 : / 15.5 / 15.5 / 15.5 / 15.4 .E5 : 0419 : / 15.4 / 15.5 / 15.5 / 15.5 .E6 : 0420 : / 15.5 / 15.4 / 15.2 / 14.9 .E7 : 0421 : / 14.5 / 14.1 / 13.7 / 13.4 .E8 : 0422 : / 13.0 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : : QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0415 / 0.03 / 0.15 / 0.27 : 0416 / 0.12 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 16 is 0.57 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :BARABOO RIVER, BABW3 :BARABOO, WI - MKX : :ACTION STAGE 14.0 FT MINOR STAGE 16.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 22.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 23.1 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 13.4 FT AT 1300 Z ON APR 15 .AR :CREST: BABW3 0417 Z DC202604151510/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 15.1 :Crest near 15.1 FT around 18 Z on Fri, Apr 17 .ER BABW3 0415 Z DC202604151510/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0415 : / 13.7 / 13.9 / 14.0 .E2 : 0416 : / 14.1 / 14.3 / 14.5 / 14.8 .E3 : 0417 : / 15.0 / 15.1 / 15.1 / 15.0 .E4 : 0418 : / 14.9 / 14.8 / 14.7 / 14.6 .E5 : 0419 : / 14.5 / 14.4 / 14.3 / 14.3 .E6 : 0420 : / 14.2 / 14.2 / 14.2 / 14.0 .E7 : 0421 : / 13.9 / 13.6 / 13.3 / 13.0 .E8 : 0422 : / 12.6 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : : QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0415 / 0.02 / 0.21 / 0.28 : 0416 / 0.12 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 16 is 0.63 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :WISCONSIN RIVER, MUSW3 :MUSCODA 1NE - WWTP, WI - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 7.0 FT MINOR STAGE 9.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 10.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 11.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 6.2 FT AT 1345 Z ON APR 15 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 12 Z ON 04/18/2026 .AR :CREST: MUSW3 0420 Z DC202604151510/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 9.8 :Crest near 9.8 FT around 12 Z on Mon, Apr 20 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 06 Z ON 04/22/2026 .ER MUSW3 0415 Z DC202604151510/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0415 : / 6.3 / 6.5 / 6.7 .E2 : 0416 : / 6.8 / 7.1 / 7.5 / 8.0 .E3 : 0417 : / 8.3 / 8.5 / 8.7 / 8.9 .E4 : 0418 : / 9.0 / 9.1 / 9.3 / 9.4 .E5 : 0419 : / 9.5 / 9.6 / 9.7 / 9.7 .E6 : 0420 : / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 .E7 : 0421 : / 9.7 / 9.5 / 9.3 / 9.0 .E8 : 0422 : / 8.7 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : : QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0415 / 0.02 / 0.23 / 0.29 : 0416 / 0.09 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 16 is 0.63 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :Forecast is above Sept 2010 levels, with more contribution :from the Baraboo for this event. : :******************************************************************* : $$ : FCSTR EXT: 2533 : :...END of MESSAGE...