FGUS83 KDLH 091448 CCA
RVSDLH
MNC001-035-097-111446-
DAILY RIVER SUMMARY ...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
946 AM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008
    
...THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT
WEEK...

...AT AITKIN...RECENT RAINFALL AND SPRING SNOWMELT HAS CAUSED THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER AT AITKIN TO REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. AS OF 7 AM FRIDAY...THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER STAGE AT AITKIN WAS 13.0 FEET. WHILE THE FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET...NO
FLOODING PROBLEMS CURRENTLY EXIST. THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY FALL
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...AND LIKELY DROP BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY
WEDNESDAY.

...AT FORT RIPLEY...AS OF 7 AM FRIDAY...THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER STAGE AT FORT
RIPLEY WAS 9.1 FEET. THE FLOOD STAGE IS 10 FEET. THE RIVER AT FORT RIPLEY IS
FORECAST TO GRADUALLY FALL BELOW THE ACTION STAGE OF 9.0 FEET BY SATURDAY
MORNING. AT THIS TIME...FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. AT 11.0
FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF RURAL AREAS OCCURS NEAR FORT RIPLEY. 

...AT BRAINERD...AS OF 7 AM FRIDAY...THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT BRAINERD WAS 12.2
FEET. AT THIS TIME...THE RIVER AT BRAINERD IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE GRADUALLY
FALLING...REMAINING BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE OF 13.0 FEET. NO FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE
ANTICIPATED.  

&& 
 
              FLOOD  TODAYS  24 HR       FORECAST 7AM     
LOCATION      STAGE  STAGE   CHG    SAT   SUN   MON   TUE   WED

DULUTH FORECAST POINTS
  AITKIN       12    13.0    N/A   12.7  12.6  12.3  12.1  11.8
  FORT RIPLEY  10     9.1    N/A    8.9   8.8   8.7   8.5   8.3
 
$$