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RVFOHH
River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
9:51am EDT Tuesday, May 28, 2024

This is a NWS guidance product from the Ohio River Forecast Center.
Public forecasts and warnings are issued only by local NWS offices.
Statistical uncertainties can be viewed from our ensemble pages at:
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: Racine Lock & Dam - Ohio River - RLX
: Zero Datum 526.0 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Mason County, WV
: Record Tailwater Stage     50.2 ft
: Major Tailwater Stage      48.0 ft
: Moderate Tailwater Stage   44.0 ft
: Flood Tailwater Stage      41.0 ft
: Action Tailwater Stage     38.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 26                           /  14.7
:     May 27   /  14.7 /  15.1 /  15.7 /  15.7
:     May 28   /  15.7 /  15.3 /  14.8
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 14.8 ft at 845am EDT on Tue, May 28
:
.ER RACW2 20240528 Z DC202405281351/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 28 :                         /  14.7
.E2 : May 29 : /  14.6 /  14.5 /  14.2 /  14.1
.E3 : May 30 : /  13.9 /  13.9 /  14.0 /  14.1
.E4 : May 31 : /  14.2 /  14.3 /  14.2 /  14.1
.E5 : Jun 01 : /  14.0 /  13.8 /  13.6 /  13.5
.E6 : Jun 02 : /  13.4 /  13.4 /  13.3
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 25                           /  0.00
:     May 26   /  0.00 /  0.03 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 27   /  0.37 /  0.00 /  0.21 /  0.00
:     May 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 28                           /  0.00
:     May 29   /  0.02 /  0.00 /  0.02 /  0.07
:     May 30   /  0.07 /  0.01 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 25                           /  23.7
:     May 26   /  26.9 /  21.6 /  18.9 /  25.8
:     May 27   /  22.9 /  17.7 /  18.3 /  21.7
:     May 28   /  25.4 /  19.1 /  15.1 /  22.0
:     May 29   /  23.1 /  16.0 /  13.4 /  17.8
:     May 30   /  18.9 /  12.6 /  10.5
:____________________________________________________________________

: Point Pleasant - Ohio River - RLX
: Zero Datum 514.1 ft (SANDY HOOK DATUM)
: Mason County, WV
: Record River Stage     62.8 ft
: Major River Stage      48.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   44.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      40.0 ft
: Action River Stage     38.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 26                           /  25.2
:     May 27   /  25.2 /  25.3 /  25.4 /  25.3
:     May 28   /  25.3 /  25.3 /  25.2
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 25.2 ft at 900am EDT on Tue, May 28
:
.ER POPW2 20240528 Z DC202405281351/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 28 :                         /  25.2
.E2 : May 29 : /  25.2 /  25.1 /  25.1 /  25.1
.E3 : May 30 : /  25.1 /  25.1 /  25.1 /  25.1
.E4 : May 31 : /  25.1 /  25.1 /  25.1 /  25.1
.E5 : Jun 01 : /  25.0 /  25.0 /  25.0 /  24.9
.E6 : Jun 02 : /  24.9 /  24.9 /  24.9
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 25                           /  0.00
:     May 26   /  0.00 /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 27   /  0.39 /  0.00 /  0.22 /  0.00
:     May 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 28                           /  0.00
:     May 29   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.01 /  0.05
:     May 30   /  0.06 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 25                           /  23.7
:     May 26   /  27.2 /  21.4 /  18.2 /  25.7
:     May 27   /  22.5 /  18.0 /  18.3 /  21.8
:     May 28   /  25.7 /  19.0 /  14.8 /  22.3
:     May 29   /  23.5 /  16.2 /  13.6 /  18.3
:     May 30   /  19.2 /  12.7 /  10.6
:____________________________________________________________________

: R C Byrd Dam - Ohio River - RLX
: Zero Datum 503.0 ft (Vertical Datum Unknown)
: Mason County, WV
: Record Tailwater Stage     69.6 ft
: Major Tailwater Stage      56.0 ft
: Moderate Tailwater Stage   52.0 ft
: Flood Tailwater Stage      50.0 ft
: Action Tailwater Stage     48.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 26                           /  16.1
:     May 27   /  16.3 /  16.3 /  17.3 /  17.8
:     May 28   /  18.2 /  17.9 /  16.9
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 16.6 ft at 900am EDT on Tue, May 28
:
.ER GALW2 20240528 Z DC202405281351/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 28 :                         /  16.4
.E2 : May 29 : /  16.2 /  16.0 /  15.9 /  15.8
.E3 : May 30 : /  15.7 /  15.8 /  16.0 /  16.2
.E4 : May 31 : /  16.3 /  16.3 /  16.3 /  16.1
.E5 : Jun 01 : /  15.7 /  15.4 /  15.0 /  14.8
.E6 : Jun 02 : /  14.6 /  14.5 /  14.3
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 25                           /  0.00
:     May 26   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 27   /  0.43 /  0.00 /  0.15 /  0.00
:     May 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 28                           /  0.00
:     May 29   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.01 /  0.04
:     May 30   /  0.07 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 25                           /  24.1
:     May 26   /  27.8 /  21.7 /  18.2 /  25.9
:     May 27   /  22.5 /  18.7 /  18.7 /  22.4
:     May 28   /  26.3 /  19.2 /  15.3 /  22.7
:     May 29   /  23.8 /  16.6 /  13.9 /  18.8
:     May 30   /  19.5 /  13.1 /  11.0
:____________________________________________________________________

: Huntington - Ohio River - RLX
: Zero Datum 490.263 ft (NGVD 1929 ADJ)
: Cabell County, WV
: Record River Stage     69.4 ft
: Major River Stage      59.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   55.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      50.0 ft
: Action River Stage     48.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 26                           /  26.0
:     May 27   /  26.0 /  25.9 /  26.0 /  26.5
:     May 28   /  26.6 /  26.6 /  26.4
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 26.3 ft at 900am EDT on Tue, May 28
:
.ER HNTW2 20240528 Z DC202405281351/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 28 :                         /  26.2
.E2 : May 29 : /  26.2 /  26.1 /  26.1 /  26.1
.E3 : May 30 : /  26.1 /  26.1 /  26.1 /  26.1
.E4 : May 31 : /  26.1 /  26.2 /  26.1 /  26.1
.E5 : Jun 01 : /  26.1 /  26.0 /  25.9 /  25.8
.E6 : Jun 02 : /  25.8 /  25.7 /  25.7
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 25                           /  0.00
:     May 26   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 27   /  0.48 /  0.00 /  0.25 /  0.00
:     May 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 28                           /  0.00
:     May 29   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.02
:     May 30   /  0.07 /  0.01 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 25                           /  23.7
:     May 26   /  27.1 /  21.2 /  18.1 /  25.8
:     May 27   /  21.8 /  18.1 /  18.3 /  22.1
:     May 28   /  26.0 /  19.9 /  15.0 /  22.7
:     May 29   /  23.9 /  16.6 /  13.8 /  19.2
:     May 30   /  19.8 /  13.1 /  11.3
:____________________________________________________________________

: Ashland River Gage - Ohio River - RLX
: Zero Datum 481.5 ft (USGS)
: Boyd County, KY
: Record River Stage     74.2 ft
: Major River Stage      65.5 ft
: Moderate River Stage   56.6 ft
: Flood River Stage      52.0 ft
: Action River Stage     50.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 26                           /  34.3
:     May 27   /  34.2 /  34.1 /  34.3 /  34.7
:     May 28   /  34.6 /  34.8 /  34.7
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 34.5 ft at 900am EDT on Tue, May 28
:
.ER ASHK2 20240528 Z DC202405281351/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 28 :                         /  34.4
.E2 : May 29 : /  34.3 /  34.3 /  34.3 /  34.2
.E3 : May 30 : /  34.2 /  34.3 /  34.3 /  34.3
.E4 : May 31 : /  34.3 /  34.4 /  34.4 /  34.3
.E5 : Jun 01 : /  34.3 /  34.3 /  34.2 /  34.2
.E6 : Jun 02 : /  34.1 /  34.1 /  34.1
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 25                           /  0.00
:     May 26   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 27   /  0.44 /  0.00 /  0.24 /  0.00
:     May 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 28                           /  0.00
:     May 29   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 30   /  0.04 /  0.01 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 25                           /  23.6
:     May 26   /  26.8 /  21.5 /  18.3 /  25.8
:     May 27   /  20.8 /  18.3 /  18.0 /  21.8
:     May 28   /  25.9 /  20.4 /  15.6 /  22.8
:     May 29   /  24.1 /  17.1 /  14.1 /  19.5
:     May 30   /  20.2 /  13.6 /  11.7
:____________________________________________________________________

: Grayson - Little Sandy River - RLX
: Zero Datum 557.95 ft (USGS)
: Carter County, KY
: Record River Stage     30.6 ft
: Major River Stage      28.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   25.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      21.0 ft
: Action River Stage     19.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 26                           /   4.7
:     May 27   /   4.7 /   4.7 /   4.9 /   4.9
:     May 28   /   5.0 /   5.0 /   5.0
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 5.0 ft at 900am EDT on Tue, May 28
:
.ER GYNK2 20240528 Z DC202405281351/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 28 :                         /   5.0
.E2 : May 29 : /   5.0 /   5.0 /   5.0 /   5.0
.E3 : May 30 : /   5.0 /   4.8 /   4.8 /   4.7
.E4 : May 31 : /   4.6 /   4.6 /   4.5 /   4.5
.E5 : Jun 01 : /   4.4 /   4.4 /   4.4 /   4.3
.E6 : Jun 02 : /   4.3 /   4.3 /   4.2
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 25                           /  0.00
:     May 26   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 27   /  0.47 /  0.00 /  0.20 /  0.00
:     May 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 28                           /  0.00
:     May 29   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 30   /  0.03 /  0.01 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 25                           /  23.2
:     May 26   /  25.7 /  21.3 /  18.2 /  24.9
:     May 27   /  20.0 /  18.3 /  17.3 /  20.8
:     May 28   /  25.0 /  20.0 /  15.7 /  22.3
:     May 29   /  23.4 /  17.0 /  13.9 /  19.0
:     May 30   /  19.8 /  13.5 /  11.6
:____________________________________________________________________

: Lloyd Greenup Dam - Ohio River - RLX
: Zero Datum 473.0 ft (USGS)
: Greenup County, KY
: Record Tailwater Stage     74.7 ft
: Major Tailwater Stage      62.0 ft
: Moderate Tailwater Stage   56.0 ft
: Flood Tailwater Stage      54.0 ft
: Action Tailwater Stage     52.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 26                           /  17.7
:     May 27   /  17.8 /  18.0 /  18.2 /  18.4
:     May 28   /  19.5 /  19.8 /  19.8
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 19.8 ft at 845am EDT on Tue, May 28
:
.ER GNUK2 20240528 Z DC202405281351/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 28 :                         /  19.4
.E2 : May 29 : /  18.8 /  18.5 /  18.1 /  17.7
.E3 : May 30 : /  17.4 /  17.2 /  17.1 /  17.2
.E4 : May 31 : /  17.3 /  17.4 /  17.5 /  17.5
.E5 : Jun 01 : /  17.4 /  17.1 /  16.7 /  16.4
.E6 : Jun 02 : /  16.1 /  15.8 /  15.6
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 25                           /  0.00
:     May 26   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 27   /  0.44 /  0.00 /  0.24 /  0.00
:     May 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 28                           /  0.00
:     May 29   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 30   /  0.05 /  0.01 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 25                           /  23.5
:     May 26   /  26.8 /  21.5 /  18.3 /  25.3
:     May 27   /  20.8 /  18.6 /  17.8 /  21.5
:     May 28   /  25.7 /  19.8 /  15.6 /  22.7
:     May 29   /  23.8 /  17.1 /  14.1 /  19.2
:     May 30   /  19.8 /  13.5 /  11.5
:____________________________________________________________________

: Portsmouth - Ohio River - ILN
: Zero Datum 470.9 ft (OHIO RIVER DATUM)
: Scioto County, OH
: Record River Stage     74.2 ft
: Major River Stage      66.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   57.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      50.0 ft
: Action River Stage     35.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 26                           /  17.5
:     May 27   /  17.9 /  18.1 /  18.3 /  18.4
:     May 28   /  19.2 /  19.5 /  19.6
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 19.6 ft at 900am EDT on Tue, May 28
:
.ER PORO1 20240528 Z DC202405281351/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 28 :                         /  19.2
.E2 : May 29 : /  18.8 /  18.1 /  17.9 /  17.7
.E3 : May 30 : /  17.4 /  17.2 /  17.0 /  17.1
.E4 : May 31 : /  17.2 /  17.2 /  17.2 /  17.1
.E5 : Jun 01 : /  17.0 /  16.8 /  16.6 /  16.3
.E6 : Jun 02 : /  16.0 /  15.8 /  15.6
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 25                           /  0.00
:     May 26   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 27   /  0.41 /  0.00 /  0.33 /  0.00
:     May 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 28                           /  0.00
:     May 29   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.01 /  0.02
:     May 30   /  0.07 /  0.01 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 25                           /  23.7
:     May 26   /  27.4 /  21.7 /  18.2 /  25.0
:     May 27   /  21.4 /  19.1 /  18.2 /  21.5
:     May 28   /  25.6 /  18.8 /  15.6 /  22.2
:     May 29   /  23.5 /  17.1 /  14.1 /  18.6
:     May 30   /  19.3 /  13.4 /  11.1
:____________________________________________________________________
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