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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
144 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026

NEXT ISSUANCE:     WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2026 AT  9AM PST

FORECASTS THROUGH: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 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    7.2    1,200 AT   1PM   02/17/26      (18)
   NAVARRO           >MI   23.0          NOT EXPECTED
   (NVRC1)           >MD   30.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MJ   34.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     MAX   10.6    2,740 AT   3PM   02/19/26 IN  50 HRS

RUSSIAN RIVER        OBS    4.5    1,070 AT   1PM   02/17/26      (18)
   HOPLAND           >MI   15.0          NOT EXPECTED
   (HOPC1)           >MD   23.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MJ   26.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     MAX    8.8    2,710 AT  12PM   02/19/26 IN  47 HRS

RUSSIAN RIVER        OBS    4.2    2,500 AT   1PM   02/17/26      (24)
   HEALDSBURG        >AS   20.0          NOT EXPECTED
   (HEAC1)           >MI   23.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MD   27.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MJ   29.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     MAX    6.8    5,590 AT   9PM   02/19/26 IN  56 HRS

RUSSIAN RIVER        OBS    9.7          AT   1PM   02/17/26      (24)
   GUERNEVILLE       >AS   29.0          NOT EXPECTED
   (GUEC1)           >MI   32.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MD   35.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MJ   40.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     MAX   13.1          AT   5AM   02/20/26 IN  64 HRS

NAPA RIVER           OBS    5.0      719 AT   1PM   02/17/26      (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    5.4      849 AT   2PM   02/17/26 IN   1 HR

NAPA RIVER           OBS    7.1      805 AT   1PM   02/17/26      (24)
   NAPA              >AS   22.0          NOT EXPECTED
   (APCC1)           >MI   25.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MD   26.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MJ   28.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     MAX    9.5    1,620 AT   8PM   02/17/26 IN   7 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        02/17/2026 @ 2137 UTC

NOTE:      ALL TIMES IN SHEF ENCODED MESSAGES BELOW ARE UTC

.A  NVRC1 20260217 Z DH21/HG    7.2
.ER NVRC1 20260217 Z DH22/DC202602172137/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1     7.50/   7.78/   8.01/   8.17/   8.26/   8.30/   8.31/   8.30/
.ER2     8.29/   8.30/   8.33/   8.36/   8.41/   8.46/   8.51/   8.56/
.ER3     8.61/   8.65/   8.70/   8.73/   8.76/   8.78/   8.77/   8.76/
.ER4     8.72/   8.68/   8.63/   8.57/   8.51/   8.44/   8.37/   8.32/
.ER5     8.29/   8.28/   8.30/   8.36/   8.44/   8.54/   8.67/   8.81/
.ER6     8.97/   9.16/   9.35/   9.57/   9.95/  10.15/  10.31/  10.42/
.ER7    10.51/  10.56/  10.55/  10.49/  10.38/  10.22/  10.04/   9.88/
.ER8     9.74/   9.62/   9.54/   9.48/   9.39/   9.30/   9.20/   9.10/
.ER9     9.00/   8.89/   8.78/   8.68/   8.58/   8.48/   8.38/   8.28/
.ER10    8.18/   8.08/   7.99/   7.90/   7.83/   7.75/   7.67/   7.59/
.ER11    7.52/   7.44/   7.37/   7.31/   7.24/   7.18/   7.12/   7.06/
.ER12    7.01/   6.96/   6.91/   6.86/   6.81/   6.77/   6.72/   6.68/
.ER13    6.65/   6.62/   6.60/   6.59/   6.59/   6.62/   6.66/   6.73/
.ER14    6.83/   6.97/   7.15/   7.37/   7.63/   7.90/   8.27/

.A  HOPC1 20260217 Z DH21/HG    4.5
.ER HOPC1 20260217 Z DH22/DC202602172137/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1     4.84/   5.24/   5.57/   5.78/   5.95/   6.12/   6.27/   6.38/
.ER2     6.45/   6.51/   6.57/   6.66/   6.72/   6.76/   6.80/   6.82/
.ER3     6.82/   6.82/   6.85/   6.86/   6.80/   6.69/   6.53/   6.34/
.ER4     6.13/   5.95/   5.86/   5.82/   5.78/   5.71/   5.66/   5.63/
.ER5     5.64/   5.68/   5.76/   5.89/   6.09/   6.36/   6.65/   6.99/
.ER6     7.37/   7.72/   8.02/   8.27/   8.49/   8.67/   8.77/   8.77/
.ER7     8.70/   8.56/   8.36/   8.09/   7.80/   7.52/   7.26/   7.02/
.ER8     6.81/   6.63/   6.46/   6.30/   6.15/   6.00/   5.86/   5.73/
.ER9     5.61/   5.49/   5.38/   5.28/   5.19/   5.10/   5.02/   4.94/
.ER10    4.86/   4.79/   4.71/   4.64/   4.57/   4.50/   4.44/   4.37/
.ER11    4.31/   4.25/   4.20/   4.15/   4.10/   4.05/   4.01/   3.97/
.ER12    3.93/   3.90/   3.86/   3.83/   3.80/   3.77/   3.74/   3.72/
.ER13    3.69/   3.67/   3.65/   3.63/   3.61/   3.61/   3.70/   3.97/
.ER14    4.42/   4.94/   5.46/   5.99/   6.66/   7.30/   7.92/

.A  HEAC1 20260217 Z DH21/HG    4.2
.ER HEAC1 20260217 Z DH22/DC202602172137/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1     4.39/   4.57/   4.63/   4.63/   4.60/   4.58/   4.57/   4.57/
.ER2     4.58/   4.61/   4.62/   4.60/   4.56/   4.51/   4.46/   4.42/
.ER3     4.39/   4.37/   4.37/   4.38/   4.42/   4.45/   4.49/   4.52/
.ER4     4.55/   4.59/   4.62/   4.65/   4.67/   4.69/   4.71/   4.73/
.ER5     4.74/   4.74/   4.74/   4.73/   4.73/   4.72/   4.72/   4.74/
.ER6     4.79/   4.88/   4.99/   5.10/   5.23/   5.38/   5.58/   5.79/
.ER7     5.99/   6.19/   6.37/   6.54/   6.69/   6.78/   6.83/   6.84/
.ER8     6.81/   6.74/   6.66/   6.56/   6.46/   6.35/   6.24/   6.12/
.ER9     6.01/   5.89/   5.78/   5.67/   5.57/   5.46/   5.37/   5.27/
.ER10    5.18/   5.09/   5.01/   4.93/   4.86/   4.80/   4.74/   4.68/
.ER11    4.62/   4.55/   4.49/   4.43/   4.37/   4.31/   4.25/   4.19/
.ER12    4.14/   4.09/   4.04/   3.99/   3.95/   3.90/   3.86/   3.82/
.ER13    3.79/   3.76/   3.73/   3.70/   3.67/   3.64/   3.61/   3.59/
.ER14    3.56/   3.55/   3.55/   3.56/   3.58/   3.62/   3.66/

.A  GUEC1 20260217 Z DH21/HG    9.7
.ER GUEC1 20260217 Z DH22/DC202602172137/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1     9.78/   9.87/   9.97/  10.09/  10.23/  10.39/  10.56/  10.74/
.ER2    10.88/  10.99/  11.05/  11.07/  11.07/  11.05/  11.02/  10.99/
.ER3    10.95/  10.88/  10.81/  10.73/  10.65/  10.57/  10.49/  10.43/
.ER4    10.37/  10.33/  10.30/  10.27/  10.26/  10.24/  10.24/  10.23/
.ER5    10.24/  10.24/  10.25/  10.26/  10.27/  10.28/  10.30/  10.33/
.ER6    10.37/  10.43/  10.49/  10.56/  10.65/  10.75/  10.87/  11.01/
.ER7    11.16/  11.32/  11.48/  11.64/  11.81/  11.98/  12.16/  12.33/
.ER8    12.49/  12.65/  12.79/  12.90/  12.99/  13.06/  13.09/  13.09/
.ER9    13.07/  13.02/  12.96/  12.87/  12.77/  12.66/  12.54/  12.41/
.ER10   12.28/  12.14/  12.01/  11.87/  11.73/  11.59/  11.45/  11.31/
.ER11   11.17/  11.03/  10.90/  10.78/  10.67/  10.56/  10.46/  10.37/
.ER12   10.28/  10.19/  10.10/  10.01/   9.94/   9.88/   9.80/   9.73/
.ER13    9.65/   9.58/   9.50/   9.44/   9.37/   9.30/   9.24/   9.18/
.ER14    9.13/   9.09/   9.05/   9.01/   8.98/   8.95/   8.93/

.A  SHEC1 20260217 Z DH21/HG    5.0
.ER SHEC1 20260217 Z DH22/DC202602172137/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1     5.36/   5.09/   5.00/   5.07/   5.12/   5.03/   4.89/   4.73/
.ER2     4.54/   4.35/   4.23/   4.15/   4.07/   3.98/   3.90/   3.82/
.ER3     3.73/   3.65/   3.57/   3.49/   3.43/   3.37/   3.30/   3.23/
.ER4     3.16/   3.10/   3.04/   2.98/   2.93/   2.88/   2.83/   2.79/
.ER5     2.75/   2.73/   2.79/   2.92/   3.06/   3.18/   3.37/   3.77/
.ER6     4.16/   4.46/   4.60/   4.67/   4.70/   4.71/   4.65/   4.50/
.ER7     4.33/   4.22/   4.14/   4.06/   3.98/   3.90/   3.83/   3.75/
.ER8     3.68/   3.61/   3.54/   3.48/   3.43/   3.39/   3.34/   3.29/
.ER9     3.23/   3.18/   3.13/   3.08/   3.04/   2.99/   2.95/   2.91/
.ER10    2.88/   2.84/   2.81/   2.79/   2.76/   2.74/   2.72/   2.70/
.ER11    2.68/   2.66/   2.65/   2.63/   2.62/   2.60/   2.59/   2.58/
.ER12    2.57/   2.56/   2.55/   2.54/   2.53/   2.52/   2.51/   2.50/
.ER13    2.50/   2.49/   2.48/   2.48/   2.47/   2.47/   2.46/   2.46/
.ER14    2.46/   2.46/   2.46/   2.46/   2.46/   2.53/   2.85/

.A  APCC1 20260217 Z DH21/HG    7.1
.ER APCC1 20260217 Z DH22/DC202602172137/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1     8.80/   9.07/   9.24/   9.37/   9.50/   9.54/   9.54/   9.52/
.ER2     9.40/   9.20/   8.96/   8.74/   8.54/   8.35/   8.14/   7.92/
.ER3     7.71/   7.53/   7.42/   7.32/   7.22/   7.11/   6.99/   6.88/
.ER4     6.77/   6.67/   6.58/   6.49/   6.40/   6.32/   6.25/   6.19/
.ER5     6.16/   6.15/   6.17/   6.20/   6.24/   6.31/   6.49/   6.80/
.ER6     7.06/   7.24/   7.36/   7.46/   7.66/   7.94/   8.18/   8.36/
.ER7     8.47/   8.50/   8.42/   8.27/   8.07/   7.90/   7.78/   7.68/
.ER8     7.56/   7.43/   7.30/   7.21/   7.14/   7.06/   6.98/   6.90/
.ER9     6.82/   6.74/   6.67/   6.61/   6.54/   6.48/   6.41/   6.35/
.ER10    6.29/   6.23/   6.18/   6.12/   6.06/   6.01/   5.96/   5.91/
.ER11    5.86/   5.82/   5.78/   5.74/   5.70/   5.67/   5.64/   5.61/
.ER12    5.57/   5.54/   5.51/   5.49/   5.46/   5.44/   5.41/   5.38/
.ER13    5.36/   5.34/   5.32/   5.30/   5.28/   5.26/   5.25/   5.23/
.ER14    5.22/   5.20/   5.19/   5.18/   5.17/   5.17/   5.18/

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