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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
207 PM PST THU FEB 19 2026

NEXT ISSUANCE:     FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2026 AT  9AM PST

FORECASTS THROUGH: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 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    8.4    1,700 AT   2PM   02/19/26      (18)
   NAVARRO           >MI   23.0          NOT EXPECTED
   (NVRC1)           >MD   30.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MJ   34.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     MAX   12.6    3,900 AT   4AM   02/24/26 IN 110 HRS

RUSSIAN RIVER        OBS    6.6    1,820 AT   2PM   02/19/26      (18)
   HOPLAND           >MI   15.0          NOT EXPECTED
   (HOPC1)           >MD   23.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MJ   26.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     MAX   13.9    5,460 AT   4AM   02/24/26 IN 110 HRS

RUSSIAN RIVER        OBS    4.6    2,920 AT   2PM   02/19/26      (24)
   HEALDSBURG        >AS   20.0          NOT EXPECTED
   (HEAC1)           >MI   23.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MD   27.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MJ   29.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     MAX    9.0    8,810 AT   4AM   02/24/26 IN 110 HRS

RUSSIAN RIVER        OBS   10.3          AT   2PM   02/19/26      (24)
   GUERNEVILLE       >AS   29.0          NOT EXPECTED
   (GUEC1)           >MI   32.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MD   35.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MJ   40.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     MAX   13.5          AT   4AM   02/24/26 IN 110 HRS

NAPA RIVER           OBS    3.5      356 AT   2PM   02/19/26      (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    8.0    1,920 AT   4AM   02/24/26 IN 110 HRS

NAPA RIVER           OBS    7.3      855 AT   2PM   02/19/26      (24)
   NAPA              >AS   22.0          NOT EXPECTED
   (APCC1)           >MI   25.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MD   26.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MJ   28.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     MAX   11.5    2,460 AT   4AM   02/24/26 IN 110 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        02/19/2026 @ 2201 UTC

NOTE:      ALL TIMES IN SHEF ENCODED MESSAGES BELOW ARE UTC

.A  NVRC1 20260219 Z DH22/HG    8.4
.ER NVRC1 20260219 Z DH23/DC202602192201/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1     8.61/   8.83/   9.04/   9.23/   9.36/   9.43/   9.43/   9.37/
.ER2     9.28/   9.16/   9.06/   8.96/   8.86/   8.76/   8.65/   8.55/
.ER3     8.45/   8.35/   8.25/   8.16/   8.07/   7.98/   7.90/   7.83/
.ER4     7.75/   7.68/   7.60/   7.52/   7.44/   7.35/   7.27/   7.19/
.ER5     7.11/   7.03/   6.95/   6.88/   6.81/   6.75/   6.69/   6.63/
.ER6     6.58/   6.53/   6.49/   6.45/   6.40/   6.36/   6.32/   6.28/
.ER7     6.24/   6.20/   6.17/   6.13/   6.10/   6.07/   6.04/   6.01/
.ER8     5.98/   5.95/   5.93/   5.92/   5.92/   5.94/   5.97/   6.04/
.ER9     6.15/   6.32/   6.54/   6.83/   7.17/   7.51/   7.86/   8.29/
.ER10    8.70/   9.09/   9.45/   9.99/  10.40/  10.58/  10.69/  10.75/
.ER11   10.79/  10.82/  10.84/  10.84/  10.84/  10.81/  10.79/  10.75/
.ER12   10.72/  10.68/  10.64/  10.60/  10.56/  10.52/  10.47/  10.44/
.ER13   10.40/  10.38/  10.36/  10.36/  10.38/  10.43/  10.52/  10.64/
.ER14   10.79/  11.14/  11.43/  11.77/  12.18/  12.61/

.A  HOPC1 20260219 Z DH22/HG    6.6
.ER HOPC1 20260219 Z DH23/DC202602192201/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1     6.68/   6.67/   6.63/   6.44/   6.25/   6.07/   5.88/   5.72/
.ER2     5.56/   5.41/   5.26/   5.11/   4.97/   4.84/   4.72/   4.62/
.ER3     4.54/   4.45/   4.36/   4.28/   4.21/   4.13/   4.07/   4.00/
.ER4     3.94/   3.88/   3.82/   3.77/   3.71/   3.65/   3.60/   3.55/
.ER5     3.50/   3.46/   3.42/   3.38/   3.34/   3.31/   3.27/   3.24/
.ER6     3.21/   3.19/   3.16/   3.14/   3.12/   3.10/   3.08/   3.06/
.ER7     3.04/   3.03/   3.01/   3.00/   2.99/   2.98/   2.97/   2.96/
.ER8     2.95/   2.95/   2.99/   3.10/   3.40/   3.83/   4.31/   4.74/
.ER9     5.19/   5.83/   6.53/   7.12/   7.69/   8.17/   8.56/   8.85/
.ER10    9.08/   9.27/   9.42/   9.52/   9.53/   9.50/   9.44/   9.37/
.ER11    9.31/   9.22/   9.11/   8.98/   8.84/   8.71/   8.59/   8.47/
.ER12    8.36/   8.24/   8.13/   8.03/   7.94/   7.88/   7.88/   7.92/
.ER13    7.99/   8.07/   8.16/   8.34/   8.68/   9.15/   9.69/  10.42/
.ER14   11.00/  11.54/  12.18/  12.90/  13.44/  13.91/

.A  HEAC1 20260219 Z DH22/HG    4.6
.ER HEAC1 20260219 Z DH23/DC202602192201/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1     4.67/   4.73/   4.79/   4.83/   4.85/   4.86/   4.87/   4.87/
.ER2     4.88/   4.88/   4.87/   4.86/   4.86/   4.85/   4.84/   4.82/
.ER3     4.79/   4.76/   4.73/   4.69/   4.65/   4.60/   4.55/   4.50/
.ER4     4.45/   4.39/   4.33/   4.27/   4.21/   4.15/   4.09/   4.04/
.ER5     3.98/   3.93/   3.89/   3.85/   3.81/   3.77/   3.73/   3.69/
.ER6     3.65/   3.61/   3.57/   3.53/   3.50/   3.46/   3.43/   3.39/
.ER7     3.36/   3.33/   3.30/   3.27/   3.24/   3.21/   3.18/   3.15/
.ER8     3.13/   3.10/   3.08/   3.05/   3.04/   3.02/   3.02/   3.02/
.ER9     3.05/   3.08/   3.12/   3.17/   3.22/   3.30/   3.40/   3.54/
.ER10    3.70/   3.89/   4.10/   4.38/   4.77/   5.17/   5.55/   5.94/
.ER11    6.23/   6.46/   6.64/   6.79/   6.90/   6.98/   7.04/   7.08/
.ER12    7.09/   7.09/   7.07/   7.04/   7.00/   6.95/   6.90/   6.84/
.ER13    6.78/   6.72/   6.66/   6.61/   6.57/   6.55/   6.56/   6.61/
.ER14    6.71/   6.96/   7.37/   7.84/   8.37/   8.95/

.A  GUEC1 20260219 Z DH22/HG   10.3
.ER GUEC1 20260219 Z DH23/DC202602192201/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1    10.39/  10.44/  10.49/  10.53/  10.56/  10.59/  10.61/  10.63/
.ER2    10.63/  10.63/  10.61/  10.57/  10.54/  10.50/  10.46/  10.42/
.ER3    10.38/  10.35/  10.31/  10.27/  10.24/  10.21/  10.18/  10.15/
.ER4    10.11/  10.07/  10.02/   9.98/   9.94/   9.90/   9.85/   9.80/
.ER5     9.74/   9.68/   9.61/   9.53/   9.46/   9.39/   9.31/   9.24/
.ER6     9.17/   9.10/   9.04/   8.98/   8.92/   8.85/   8.79/   8.73/
.ER7     8.68/   8.63/   8.58/   8.53/   8.49/   8.44/   8.40/   8.35/
.ER8     8.31/   8.27/   8.23/   8.19/   8.15/   8.11/   8.08/   8.05/
.ER9     8.02/   8.00/   7.99/   7.98/   7.98/   7.99/   8.03/   8.08/
.ER10    8.15/   8.22/   8.29/   8.38/   8.47/   8.59/   8.72/   8.86/
.ER11    9.03/   9.23/   9.49/   9.78/  10.07/  10.41/  10.74/  11.09/
.ER12   11.41/  11.69/  11.93/  12.15/  12.34/  12.49/  12.61/  12.70/
.ER13   12.77/  12.81/  12.84/  12.85/  12.85/  12.84/  12.83/  12.83/
.ER14   12.85/  12.92/  13.03/  13.17/  13.34/  13.55/

.A  SHEC1 20260219 Z DH22/HG    3.5
.ER SHEC1 20260219 Z DH23/DC202602192201/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1     3.50/   3.49/   3.42/   3.35/   3.29/   3.25/   3.21/   3.17/
.ER2     3.12/   3.07/   3.02/   2.98/   2.93/   2.89/   2.84/   2.80/
.ER3     2.76/   2.72/   2.68/   2.65/   2.61/   2.59/   2.56/   2.54/
.ER4     2.52/   2.50/   2.48/   2.47/   2.45/   2.44/   2.43/   2.41/
.ER5     2.40/   2.39/   2.38/   2.38/   2.37/   2.36/   2.35/   2.34/
.ER6     2.34/   2.33/   2.33/   2.32/   2.31/   2.31/   2.31/   2.30/
.ER7     2.30/   2.29/   2.29/   2.29/   2.28/   2.28/   2.28/   2.27/
.ER8     2.27/   2.27/   2.27/   2.27/   2.27/   2.27/   2.27/   2.27/
.ER9     2.27/   2.27/   2.27/   2.27/   2.27/   2.29/   2.37/   2.47/
.ER10    2.57/   2.65/   2.72/   2.78/   2.84/   2.88/   2.93/   2.97/
.ER11    3.01/   3.04/   3.08/   3.10/   3.10/   3.10/   3.10/   3.09/
.ER12    3.09/   3.08/   3.06/   3.04/   3.02/   3.00/   2.98/   2.97/
.ER13    2.98/   3.00/   3.03/   3.07/   3.53/   4.88/   5.92/   6.46/
.ER14    6.82/   7.11/   7.37/   7.60/   7.81/   8.00/

.A  APCC1 20260219 Z DH22/HG    7.3
.ER APCC1 20260219 Z DH23/DC202602192201/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1     7.21/   7.11/   6.97/   6.86/   6.77/   6.69/   6.62/   6.56/
.ER2     6.49/   6.42/   6.35/   6.29/   6.23/   6.18/   6.12/   6.07/
.ER3     6.01/   5.95/   5.90/   5.84/   5.79/   5.73/   5.67/   5.62/
.ER4     5.57/   5.52/   5.48/   5.43/   5.39/   5.34/   5.31/   5.27/
.ER5     5.24/   5.21/   5.17/   5.14/   5.12/   5.09/   5.06/   5.04/
.ER6     5.01/   4.99/   4.97/   4.95/   4.93/   4.91/   4.89/   4.87/
.ER7     4.86/   4.84/   4.82/   4.81/   4.79/   4.78/   4.76/   4.75/
.ER8     4.74/   4.73/   4.72/   4.71/   4.70/   4.69/   4.68/   4.68/
.ER9     4.67/   4.67/   4.66/   4.66/   4.65/   4.65/   4.64/   4.63/
.ER10    4.62/   4.62/   4.61/   4.60/   4.60/   4.62/   4.64/   4.68/
.ER11    4.72/   4.77/   4.82/   4.87/   4.92/   4.97/   5.02/   5.07/
.ER12    5.11/   5.15/   5.19/   5.22/   5.25/   5.26/   5.28/   5.28/
.ER13    5.29/   5.28/   5.28/   5.27/   5.26/   5.29/   5.40/   5.82/
.ER14    6.60/   7.89/   8.93/   9.84/  10.66/  11.50/

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