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River Forecast - Russian and Napa

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RUSSIAN AND NAPA RIVER FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / CALIFORNIA NEVADA RFC / SACRAMENTO CA
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES / SACRAMENTO CA
150 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026

NEXT ISSUANCE:     THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2026 AT  9AM PST

FORECASTS THROUGH: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2026 AT  4AM PST

ALL LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS

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RIVER
   LOCATION               STAGE    FLOW      TIME    DATE         LEAD
   (NWSLI)                (FT)     (CFS)     (PT)  (MM/DD/YY)     TIME
--------------------     ------- --------    ----  ----------    ------
NAVARRO RIVER        OBS    7.8    1,440 AT   1PM   02/18/26      (18)
   NAVARRO           >MI   23.0          NOT EXPECTED
   (NVRC1)           >MD   30.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MJ   34.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     MAX   13.2    4,290 AT   4AM   02/23/26 IN 111 HRS

RUSSIAN RIVER        OBS    4.8    1,180 AT   1PM   02/18/26      (18)
   HOPLAND           >MI   15.0          NOT EXPECTED
   (HOPC1)           >MD   23.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MJ   26.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     MAX   12.9    4,750 AT   9PM   02/22/26 IN 104 HRS

RUSSIAN RIVER        OBS    4.6    2,960 AT   1PM   02/18/26      (24)
   HEALDSBURG        >AS   20.0          NOT EXPECTED
   (HEAC1)           >MI   23.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MD   27.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MJ   29.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     MAX   10.3   11,200 AT   4AM   02/23/26 IN 111 HRS

RUSSIAN RIVER        OBS   10.6          AT   1PM   02/18/26      (24)
   GUERNEVILLE       >AS   29.0          NOT EXPECTED
   (GUEC1)           >MI   32.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MD   35.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MJ   40.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     MAX   16.5          AT   4AM   02/23/26 IN 111 HRS

NAPA RIVER           OBS    3.4      277 AT   1PM   02/18/26      (18)
   SAINT HELENA      >AS   16.0          NOT EXPECTED
   (SHEC1)           >MI   18.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MD   20.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MJ   22.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     MAX    6.0    1,100 AT   4AM   02/23/26 IN 111 HRS

NAPA RIVER           OBS    6.8      724 AT   1PM   02/18/26      (24)
   NAPA              >AS   22.0          NOT EXPECTED
   (APCC1)           >MI   25.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MD   26.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MJ   28.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     MAX   10.2    1,890 AT   4AM   02/23/26 IN 111 HRS

DEFINITIONS:
OBS        MOST RECENT OBSERVATION (MAY BE ESTIMATED)
AS         ACTION/MONITOR STAGE
MI         MINOR FLOOD STAGE
MD         MODERATE FLOOD STAGE
MJ         MAJOR FLOOD STAGE
MAX        MAXIMUM FORECAST WITHIN PERIOD
LEAD TIME  FORECASTS WITHIN THIS PERIOD (HOURS) ARE CONSIDERED
           RELIABLE ENOUGH TO INITIATE PHYSICAL MITIGATION EFFORTS.

*          EVENT EXCEEDS AS/MI/MD/MJ WITHIN LEAD TIME PERIOD

SIM        02/18/2026 @ 2141 UTC

NOTE:      ALL TIMES IN SHEF ENCODED MESSAGES BELOW ARE UTC

.A  NVRC1 20260218 Z DH21/HG    7.8
.ER NVRC1 20260218 Z DH22/DC202602182141/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1     7.73/   7.67/   7.62/   7.56/   7.50/   7.43/   7.36/   7.29/
.ER2     7.21/   7.13/   7.06/   7.00/   6.95/   6.92/   6.93/   6.98/
.ER3     7.08/   7.23/   7.41/   7.60/   7.79/   7.99/   8.21/   8.40/
.ER4     8.58/   8.73/   8.83/   8.89/   8.91/   8.88/   8.83/   8.76/
.ER5     8.68/   8.59/   8.50/   8.41/   8.31/   8.21/   8.12/   8.03/
.ER6     7.94/   7.86/   7.79/   7.71/   7.63/   7.55/   7.47/   7.38/
.ER7     7.30/   7.21/   7.12/   7.04/   6.96/   6.89/   6.81/   6.74/
.ER8     6.67/   6.61/   6.56/   6.51/   6.46/   6.41/   6.36/   6.32/
.ER9     6.27/   6.23/   6.19/   6.15/   6.11/   6.08/   6.04/   6.01/
.ER10    5.97/   5.94/   5.91/   5.89/   5.86/   5.85/   5.85/   5.87/
.ER11    5.93/   6.03/   6.20/   6.42/   6.69/   7.02/   7.38/   7.75/
.ER12    8.21/   8.73/   9.22/   9.79/  10.56/  11.26/  11.54/  11.81/
.ER13   12.06/  12.26/  12.43/  12.58/  12.70/  12.80/  12.89/  12.96/
.ER14   13.03/  13.07/  13.11/  13.14/  13.17/  13.21/  13.25/

.A  HOPC1 20260218 Z DH21/HG    4.8
.ER HOPC1 20260218 Z DH22/DC202602182141/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1     4.94/   5.12/   5.21/   5.24/   5.21/   5.13/   5.02/   4.88/
.ER2     4.75/   4.61/   4.49/   4.37/   4.26/   4.19/   4.22/   4.49/
.ER3     4.97/   5.59/   6.31/   6.90/   7.42/   7.73/   7.81/   7.69/
.ER4     7.46/   7.19/   6.92/   6.67/   6.47/   6.29/   6.12/   5.96/
.ER5     5.79/   5.63/   5.47/   5.33/   5.21/   5.08/   4.97/   4.86/
.ER6     4.76/   4.66/   4.57/   4.48/   4.40/   4.33/   4.25/   4.19/
.ER7     4.13/   4.07/   4.01/   3.95/   3.88/   3.82/   3.76/   3.71/
.ER8     3.65/   3.60/   3.56/   3.51/   3.47/   3.43/   3.40/   3.36/
.ER9     3.33/   3.31/   3.28/   3.25/   3.23/   3.21/   3.19/   3.17/
.ER10    3.15/   3.14/   3.12/   3.11/   3.10/   3.08/   3.10/   3.18/
.ER11    3.38/   3.69/   4.18/   4.87/   5.58/   6.38/   7.22/   8.07/
.ER12    8.81/   9.45/  10.13/  10.70/  11.14/  11.51/  11.81/  12.06/
.ER13   12.26/  12.43/  12.58/  12.71/  12.82/  12.88/  12.92/  12.92/
.ER14   12.89/  12.83/  12.78/  12.75/  12.74/  12.73/  12.74/

.A  HEAC1 20260218 Z DH21/HG    4.6
.ER HEAC1 20260218 Z DH22/DC202602182141/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1     4.60/   4.56/   4.53/   4.50/   4.47/   4.45/   4.43/   4.42/
.ER2     4.40/   4.38/   4.35/   4.30/   4.26/   4.23/   4.22/   4.24/
.ER3     4.32/   4.45/   4.59/   4.73/   4.86/   4.99/   5.13/   5.28/
.ER4     5.43/   5.57/   5.71/   5.85/   6.00/   6.11/   6.19/   6.24/
.ER5     6.24/   6.21/   6.15/   6.07/   5.98/   5.89/   5.80/   5.70/
.ER6     5.60/   5.50/   5.39/   5.30/   5.20/   5.11/   5.02/   4.95/
.ER7     4.88/   4.81/   4.74/   4.67/   4.60/   4.53/   4.46/   4.39/
.ER8     4.33/   4.26/   4.20/   4.14/   4.08/   4.03/   3.97/   3.92/
.ER9     3.89/   3.85/   3.82/   3.78/   3.74/   3.71/   3.67/   3.63/
.ER10    3.60/   3.56/   3.53/   3.50/   3.46/   3.43/   3.40/   3.37/
.ER11    3.35/   3.33/   3.31/   3.30/   3.30/   3.31/   3.34/   3.40/
.ER12    3.50/   3.69/   3.93/   4.19/   4.46/   4.74/   5.13/   5.75/
.ER13    6.41/   7.11/   7.69/   8.16/   8.53/   8.84/   9.11/   9.36/
.ER14    9.57/   9.74/   9.88/  10.01/  10.13/  10.23/  10.32/

.A  GUEC1 20260218 Z DH21/HG   10.6
.ER GUEC1 20260218 Z DH22/DC202602182141/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1    10.54/  10.52/  10.51/  10.49/  10.47/  10.45/  10.42/  10.39/
.ER2    10.36/  10.32/  10.29/  10.26/  10.23/  10.21/  10.19/  10.18/
.ER3    10.19/  10.22/  10.27/  10.33/  10.40/  10.49/  10.59/  10.72/
.ER4    10.87/  11.02/  11.17/  11.31/  11.44/  11.56/  11.68/  11.79/
.ER5    11.90/  12.01/  12.11/  12.20/  12.26/  12.31/  12.33/  12.34/
.ER6    12.32/  12.28/  12.22/  12.14/  12.05/  11.96/  11.85/  11.73/
.ER7    11.61/  11.48/  11.36/  11.23/  11.10/  10.97/  10.85/  10.72/
.ER8    10.61/  10.51/  10.41/  10.31/  10.21/  10.11/  10.02/   9.94/
.ER9     9.88/   9.80/   9.71/   9.63/   9.55/   9.47/   9.39/   9.32/
.ER10    9.25/   9.19/   9.12/   9.07/   9.02/   8.96/   8.90/   8.85/
.ER11    8.79/   8.75/   8.71/   8.68/   8.64/   8.61/   8.60/   8.60/
.ER12    8.63/   8.69/   8.77/   8.88/   9.01/   9.14/   9.32/   9.54/
.ER13    9.79/  10.03/  10.31/  10.62/  11.01/  11.51/  12.09/  12.72/
.ER14   13.33/  13.93/  14.52/  15.06/  15.57/  16.04/  16.47/
.A  GUEC1 20260219 Z DH21/HIIFE 1

.A  SHEC1 20260218 Z DH21/HG    3.4
.ER SHEC1 20260218 Z DH22/DC202602182141/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1     3.33/   3.31/   3.27/   3.22/   3.15/   3.10/   3.06/   3.04/
.ER2     3.01/   2.96/   2.91/   2.86/   2.81/   2.80/   3.17/   3.79/
.ER3     4.37/   4.95/   5.17/   5.14/   4.89/   4.58/   4.32/   4.18/
.ER4     4.10/   4.04/   3.99/   3.92/   3.85/   3.77/   3.70/   3.63/
.ER5     3.56/   3.49/   3.44/   3.39/   3.34/   3.29/   3.23/   3.17/
.ER6     3.12/   3.06/   3.01/   2.96/   2.91/   2.87/   2.83/   2.80/
.ER7     2.77/   2.74/   2.71/   2.69/   2.67/   2.64/   2.62/   2.61/
.ER8     2.59/   2.57/   2.56/   2.54/   2.53/   2.52/   2.51/   2.50/
.ER9     2.49/   2.48/   2.47/   2.46/   2.45/   2.44/   2.44/   2.43/
.ER10    2.42/   2.42/   2.41/   2.41/   2.40/   2.40/   2.40/   2.39/
.ER11    2.39/   2.39/   2.38/   2.38/   2.38/   2.39/   2.42/   2.56/
.ER12    2.94/   3.35/   3.78/   4.11/   4.40/   4.65/   4.78/   4.85/
.ER13    4.91/   4.97/   5.03/   5.09/   5.17/   5.26/   5.35/   5.43/
.ER14    5.49/   5.55/   5.64/   5.76/   5.88/   5.97/   6.04/

.A  APCC1 20260218 Z DH21/HG    6.8
.ER APCC1 20260218 Z DH22/DC202602182141/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1     6.74/   6.65/   6.58/   6.51/   6.44/   6.38/   6.32/   6.27/
.ER2     6.21/   6.15/   6.08/   6.02/   5.99/   6.05/   6.29/   6.70/
.ER3     7.30/   7.62/   7.75/   7.80/   7.97/   8.26/   8.49/   8.62/
.ER4     8.67/   8.62/   8.45/   8.20/   7.95/   7.75/   7.61/   7.50/
.ER5     7.37/   7.25/   7.16/   7.06/   6.98/   6.89/   6.81/   6.73/
.ER6     6.65/   6.58/   6.51/   6.44/   6.38/   6.32/   6.25/   6.18/
.ER7     6.12/   6.06/   6.00/   5.95/   5.89/   5.83/   5.78/   5.74/
.ER8     5.70/   5.66/   5.62/   5.58/   5.54/   5.51/   5.48/   5.45/
.ER9     5.42/   5.38/   5.36/   5.33/   5.31/   5.29/   5.26/   5.24/
.ER10    5.21/   5.20/   5.18/   5.16/   5.14/   5.12/   5.10/   5.09/
.ER11    5.07/   5.06/   5.04/   5.03/   5.01/   5.00/   5.00/   5.00/
.ER12    5.00/   5.00/   5.02/   5.08/   5.22/   5.47/   5.79/   6.19/
.ER13    6.71/   7.13/   7.50/   7.84/   8.13/   8.39/   8.62/   8.83/
.ER14    9.06/   9.30/   9.52/   9.70/   9.85/  10.01/  10.21/

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