FGUS53 KMSR 190053 RVFKSJ RIVER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN 753 PM CDT SAT APR 18 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 KSJ : : FORECASTS INCLUDE 24-HOURS OF FUTURE PRECIPITATION (QPF) IN 6 HOUR INCREMENTS : :************************************************************ :KALAMAZOO RIVER, MARM4 :MARSHALL, MI - GRR : :ACTION STAGE 6.0 FT MINOR STAGE 8.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 9.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 10.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 6.1 FT AT 2245 Z ON APR 18 .ER MARM4 0419 Z DC202604190053/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0418 : / 6.0 .E2 : 0419 : / 5.9 / 5.8 / 5.7 / 5.6 .E3 : 0420 : / 5.6 / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.5 .E4 : 0421 : / 5.4 / 5.4 / 5.4 / 5.3 .E5 : 0422 : / 5.3 / 5.3 / 5.2 / 5.2 .E6 : 0423 : / 5.2 / 5.2 / 5.2 / 5.2 .E7 : 0424 : / 5.2 / 5.2 / 5.1 / 5.1 .E8 : 0425 : / 5.1 / 5.1 / 5.1 : : ***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 : 0418 / 0.00 : 0419 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 20 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :BATTLE CREEK, BCRM4 :BATTLE CREEK, MI - GRR : :ACTION STAGE 3.0 FT MINOR STAGE 4.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 5.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 6.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 3.0 FT AT 2300 Z ON APR 18 .ER BCRM4 0419 Z DC202604190053/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0418 : / 3.0 .E2 : 0419 : / 3.0 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 .E3 : 0420 : / 2.8 / 2.8 / 2.7 / 2.6 .E4 : 0421 : / 2.6 / 2.5 / 2.5 / 2.4 .E5 : 0422 : / 2.3 / 2.3 / 2.2 / 2.2 .E6 : 0423 : / 2.1 / 2.1 / 2.0 / 2.0 .E7 : 0424 : / 1.9 / 1.9 / 1.9 / 1.8 .E8 : 0425 : / 1.8 / 1.8 / 1.7 : : ***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 : 0418 / 0.01 : 0419 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 20 is 0.01 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :KALAMAZOO RIVER, CMSM4 :COMSTOCK, MI - GRR : :ACTION STAGE 7.0 FT MINOR STAGE 9.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 10.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 11.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 8.4 FT AT 2315 Z ON APR 18 .ER CMSM4 0419 Z DC202604190053/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0418 : / 8.6 .E2 : 0419 : / 8.7 / 8.8 / 8.8 / 8.8 .E3 : 0420 : / 8.8 / 8.7 / 8.6 / 8.5 .E4 : 0421 : / 8.4 / 8.2 / 8.1 / 7.9 .E5 : 0422 : / 7.8 / 7.6 / 7.4 / 7.3 .E6 : 0423 : / 7.1 / 7.0 / 6.9 / 6.8 .E7 : 0424 : / 6.6 / 6.5 / 6.4 / 6.3 .E8 : 0425 : / 6.2 / 6.2 / 6.1 : : ***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 : 0418 / 0.00 : 0419 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 20 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :KALAMAZOO RIVER, RCMM4 :NEW RICHMOND , MI - GRR : :ACTION STAGE 15.0 FT MINOR STAGE 17.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 19.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 21.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 16.6 FT AT 2300 Z ON APR 18 .ER RCMM4 0419 Z DC202604190053/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0418 : / 16.6 .E2 : 0419 : / 16.5 / 16.3 / 16.2 / 16.2 .E3 : 0420 : / 16.3 / 16.4 / 16.5 / 16.5 .E4 : 0421 : / 16.5 / 16.5 / 16.5 / 16.5 .E5 : 0422 : / 16.4 / 16.3 / 16.2 / 16.1 .E6 : 0423 : / 16.0 / 15.9 / 15.8 / 15.7 .E7 : 0424 : / 15.6 / 15.5 / 15.4 / 15.2 .E8 : 0425 : / 15.1 / 15.0 / 14.9 : : ***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 : 0418 / 0.01 : 0419 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 20 is 0.01 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :ST JOSEPH RIVER, BURM4 :BURLINGTON, MI - GRR : :ACTION STAGE 6.0 FT MINOR STAGE 6.5 FT :MODERATE STAGE 9.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 11.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 5.6 FT AT 2300 Z ON APR 18 .ER BURM4 0419 Z DC202604190053/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0418 : / 5.7 .E2 : 0419 : / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.9 .E3 : 0420 : / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.9 / 6.0 .E4 : 0421 : / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 .E5 : 0422 : / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 .E6 : 0423 : / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.9 .E7 : 0424 : / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.7 .E8 : 0425 : / 5.7 / 5.6 / 5.6 : : ***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 : 0418 / 0.01 : 0419 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.01 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 20 is 0.02 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :PORTAGE RIVER, VCKM4 :VICKSBURG 1 NE, MI - GRR : :ACTION STAGE 4.5 FT MINOR STAGE 5.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 7.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 8.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 5.2 FT AT 2130 Z ON APR 15 .ER VCKM4 0419 Z DC202604190053/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0418 : / 5.5 .E2 : 0419 : / 5.4 / 5.4 / 5.4 / 5.4 .E3 : 0420 : / 5.4 / 5.4 / 5.3 / 5.3 .E4 : 0421 : / 5.3 / 5.3 / 5.3 / 5.2 .E5 : 0422 : / 5.2 / 5.2 / 5.2 / 5.2 .E6 : 0423 : / 5.2 / 5.2 / 5.2 / 5.2 .E7 : 0424 : / 5.1 / 5.1 / 5.1 / 5.1 .E8 : 0425 : / 5.1 / 5.1 / 5.1 : : ***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 : 0418 / 0.01 : 0419 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 20 is 0.01 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :ST JOSEPH RIVER, TRVM4 :THREE RIVERS, MI - IWX : :ACTION STAGE 6.0 FT MINOR STAGE 7.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 9.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 11.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 7.4 FT AT 1345 Z ON APR 17 .AR :CREST: TRVM4 0420 Z DC202604190053/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 8.6 :Crest near 8.6 FT around 06 Z on Mon, Apr 20 .ER TRVM4 0419 Z DC202604190053/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0418 : / 8.3 .E2 : 0419 : / 8.4 / 8.4 / 8.5 / 8.6 .E3 : 0420 : / 8.6 / 8.6 / 8.6 / 8.6 .E4 : 0421 : / 8.6 / 8.6 / 8.5 / 8.5 .E5 : 0422 : / 8.4 / 8.4 / 8.3 / 8.2 .E6 : 0423 : / 8.1 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 7.9 .E7 : 0424 : / 7.8 / 7.7 / 7.6 / 7.5 .E8 : 0425 : / 7.4 / 7.3 / 7.3 : : ***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 : 0418 / 0.00 : 0419 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 20 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :River gage is currently out of service. The latest :observations are not available. :************************************************************ :ST JOSEPH RIVER, MOTM4 :MOTTVILLE, MI - IWX : :ACTION STAGE 7.0 FT MINOR STAGE 8.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 9.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 10.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 6.7 FT AT 2315 Z ON APR 18 .AR :CREST: MOTM4 0420 Z DC202604190053/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 7.2 :Crest near 7.2 FT around 18 Z on Mon, Apr 20 .ER MOTM4 0419 Z DC202604190053/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0418 : / 6.8 .E2 : 0419 : / 6.9 / 7.0 / 7.0 / 7.1 .E3 : 0420 : / 7.1 / 7.2 / 7.2 / 7.2 .E4 : 0421 : / 7.2 / 7.2 / 7.1 / 7.1 .E5 : 0422 : / 7.1 / 7.0 / 7.0 / 6.9 .E6 : 0423 : / 6.8 / 6.8 / 6.7 / 6.6 .E7 : 0424 : / 6.5 / 6.5 / 6.4 / 6.3 .E8 : 0425 : / 6.2 / 6.2 / 6.1 : : ***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 : 0418 / 0.00 : 0419 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 20 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :NORTH BRANCH ELKHART RIVER, CPEI3 :COSPERVILLE, IN - IWX : :ACTION STAGE 5.0 FT MINOR STAGE 6.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 7.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 8.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 6.3 FT AT 2330 Z ON APR 18 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 09 Z ON 04/22/2026 .ER CPEI3 0419 Z DC202604190053/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0418 : / 6.3 .E2 : 0419 : / 6.3 / 6.3 / 6.3 / 6.3 .E3 : 0420 : / 6.3 / 6.2 / 6.2 / 6.2 .E4 : 0421 : / 6.2 / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.0 .E5 : 0422 : / 6.0 / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.8 .E6 : 0423 : / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.7 .E7 : 0424 : / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.6 .E8 : 0425 : / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.6 : : ***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 : 0418 / 0.00 : 0419 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.01 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 20 is 0.01 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :ST JOSEPH RIVER, EKMI3 :ELKHART PUBLIC WORKS, IN - IWX : :ACTION STAGE 23.0 FT MINOR STAGE 24.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 25.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 27.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 23.3 FT AT 2330 Z ON APR 18 .ER EKMI3 0419 Z DC202604190053/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0418 : / 23.4 .E2 : 0419 : / 23.5 / 23.6 / 23.6 / 23.7 .E3 : 0420 : / 23.7 / 23.7 / 23.7 / 23.7 .E4 : 0421 : / 23.7 / 23.6 / 23.6 / 23.5 .E5 : 0422 : / 23.5 / 23.4 / 23.3 / 23.2 .E6 : 0423 : / 23.1 / 23.0 / 22.9 / 22.8 .E7 : 0424 : / 22.7 / 22.6 / 22.5 / 22.4 .E8 : 0425 : / 22.3 / 22.2 / 22.1 : : ***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 : 0418 / 0.00 : 0419 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.01 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 20 is 0.01 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :ST JOSEPH RIVER, SBNI3 :SOUTH BEND WWTP, IN - IWX : :ACTION STAGE 4.5 FT MINOR STAGE 5.5 FT :MODERATE STAGE 8.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 9.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 5.9 FT AT 2315 Z ON APR 18 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 18 Z ON 04/23/2026 .ER SBNI3 0419 Z DC202604190053/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0418 : / 6.0 .E2 : 0419 : / 6.0 / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.2 .E3 : 0420 : / 6.2 / 6.2 / 6.2 / 6.2 .E4 : 0421 : / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.0 .E5 : 0422 : / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.8 / 5.7 .E6 : 0423 : / 5.6 / 5.5 / 5.4 / 5.3 .E7 : 0424 : / 5.2 / 5.1 / 5.0 / 4.9 .E8 : 0425 : / 4.9 / 4.8 / 4.7 : : ***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 : 0418 / 0.00 : 0419 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.02 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 20 is 0.02 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :ST JOSEPH RIVER, NILM4 :NILES WWTP, MI - IWX : :ACTION STAGE 10.0 FT MINOR STAGE 11.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 14.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 15.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 10.8 FT AT 2345 Z ON APR 18 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 06 Z ON 04/22/2026 .ER NILM4 0419 Z DC202604190053/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0418 : / 11.0 .E2 : 0419 : / 11.1 / 11.1 / 11.2 / 11.2 .E3 : 0420 : / 11.2 / 11.2 / 11.2 / 11.2 .E4 : 0421 : / 11.2 / 11.1 / 11.1 / 11.0 .E5 : 0422 : / 10.9 / 10.8 / 10.8 / 10.6 .E6 : 0423 : / 10.5 / 10.4 / 10.3 / 10.2 .E7 : 0424 : / 10.1 / 9.9 / 9.8 / 9.7 .E8 : 0425 : / 9.6 / 9.5 / 9.4 : : ***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 : 0418 / 0.00 : 0419 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.02 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 20 is 0.02 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : : :******************************************************************* : $$ : FCSTR EXT: $fID : :...END of MESSAGE...