River Forecast Issued by NWS
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River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
10:03am EDT Thursday, April 18, 2024
This is a NWS guidance product from the Ohio River Forecast Center.
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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
: Apr 16 / 35.9
: Apr 17 / 34.4 / 32.8 / 31.1 / 29.7
: Apr 18 / 28.7 / 28.0 / 27.7
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: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 27.8 ft at 900am EDT on Thu, Apr 18
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.ER RACW2 20240418 Z DC202404181403/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
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: Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
.E1 : Apr 18 : / 27.8
.E2 : Apr 19 : / 28.4 / 28.8 / 29.4 / 29.5
.E3 : Apr 20 : / 29.5 / 29.5 / 29.3 / 29.0
.E4 : Apr 21 : / 28.5 / 28.0 / 27.2 / 26.4
.E5 : Apr 22 : / 25.8 / 25.2 / 24.6 / 23.9
.E6 : Apr 23 : / 23.4 / 22.9 / 22.4
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: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 15 / 0.00
: Apr 16 / 0.01 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 17 / 0.07 / 0.00 / 0.04 / 0.02
: Apr 18 / 0.00 / 0.63 / 0.00
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: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 18 / 0.00
: Apr 19 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.04 / 0.22
: Apr 20 / 0.03 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 15 / 23.1
: Apr 16 / 27.6 / 19.7 / 13.4 / 21.7
: Apr 17 / 27.6 / 21.6 / 20.9 / 22.5
: Apr 18 / 27.0 / 18.7 / 13.1 / 18.1
: Apr 19 / 23.6 / 16.6 / 15.6 / 18.1
: Apr 20 / 17.8 / 10.7 / 7.9
:____________________________________________________________________
: 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
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: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
: Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 16 / 38.5
: Apr 17 / 37.1 / 35.5 / 34.1 / 32.8
: Apr 18 / 31.6 / 30.4 / 29.6
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: Latest Observed River Stage 29.5 ft at 900am EDT on Thu, Apr 18
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.ER POPW2 20240418 Z DC202404181403/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
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: Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
.E1 : Apr 18 : / 29.6
.E2 : Apr 19 : / 29.6 / 29.5 / 29.6 / 29.6
.E3 : Apr 20 : / 29.6 / 29.6 / 29.5 / 29.4
.E4 : Apr 21 : / 29.3 / 29.1 / 28.9 / 28.6
.E5 : Apr 22 : / 28.3 / 28.0 / 27.7 / 27.4
.E6 : Apr 23 : / 27.2 / 26.9 / 26.6
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: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 15 / 0.00
: Apr 16 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 17 / 0.02 / 0.00 / 0.05 / 0.02
: Apr 18 / 0.00 / 0.27 / 0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 18 / 0.00
: Apr 19 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.06 / 0.19
: Apr 20 / 0.03 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 15 / 23.3
: Apr 16 / 28.0 / 19.7 / 13.5 / 21.5
: Apr 17 / 27.8 / 21.9 / 20.4 / 22.0
: Apr 18 / 26.7 / 19.3 / 13.4 / 18.7
: Apr 19 / 24.1 / 16.8 / 15.6 / 18.1
: Apr 20 / 17.8 / 10.6 / 7.7
:____________________________________________________________________
: 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
: Apr 16 / 43.9
: Apr 17 / 42.5 / 41.0 / 39.5 / 38.2
: Apr 18 / 37.0 / 35.7 / 34.7
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: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 34.6 ft at 900am EDT on Thu, Apr 18
:
.ER GALW2 20240418 Z DC202404181403/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
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: Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
.E1 : Apr 18 : / 34.3
.E2 : Apr 19 : / 34.0 / 34.1 / 34.1 / 34.1
.E3 : Apr 20 : / 34.0 / 33.9 / 33.7 / 33.5
.E4 : Apr 21 : / 33.2 / 32.8 / 32.3 / 31.8
.E5 : Apr 22 : / 31.2 / 30.5 / 29.9 / 29.2
.E6 : Apr 23 : / 28.5 / 27.8 / 27.2
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 15 / 0.00
: Apr 16 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 17 / 0.01 / 0.00 / 0.05 / 0.00
: Apr 18 / 0.00 / 0.04 / 0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 18 / 0.00
: Apr 19 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.07 / 0.17
: Apr 20 / 0.02 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 15 / 23.6
: Apr 16 / 28.4 / 19.9 / 13.6 / 21.3
: Apr 17 / 28.4 / 22.3 / 20.5 / 21.9
: Apr 18 / 26.5 / 19.9 / 14.0 / 19.0
: Apr 19 / 24.5 / 17.4 / 16.2 / 18.1
: Apr 20 / 17.9 / 10.6 / 7.7
:____________________________________________________________________
: 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
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: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
: Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 16 / 46.0
: Apr 17 / 44.8 / 43.6 / 42.2 / 40.8
: Apr 18 / 39.4 / 38.1 / 36.9
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: Latest Observed River Stage 36.8 ft at 900am EDT on Thu, Apr 18
:
.ER HNTW2 20240418 Z DC202404181403/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
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: Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
.E1 : Apr 18 : / 35.9
.E2 : Apr 19 : / 35.5 / 35.4 / 35.6 / 35.8
.E3 : Apr 20 : / 35.8 / 35.8 / 35.8 / 35.7
.E4 : Apr 21 : / 35.6 / 35.5 / 35.3 / 34.9
.E5 : Apr 22 : / 34.5 / 34.0 / 33.4 / 32.7
.E6 : Apr 23 : / 32.0 / 31.6 / 31.1
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: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 15 / 0.00
: Apr 16 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 17 / 0.12 / 0.00 / 0.04 / 0.00
: Apr 18 / 0.00 / 0.03 / 0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 18 / 0.00
: Apr 19 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.07 / 0.18
: Apr 20 / 0.03 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 15 / 23.8
: Apr 16 / 28.8 / 20.3 / 14.4 / 22.1
: Apr 17 / 28.2 / 22.4 / 20.3 / 23.1
: Apr 18 / 26.7 / 21.3 / 15.1 / 19.8
: Apr 19 / 25.3 / 17.9 / 16.3 / 18.7
: Apr 20 / 18.3 / 11.1 / 7.9
:____________________________________________________________________
: 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
: Apr 16 / 50.2
: Apr 17 / 49.1 / 48.0 / 46.7 / 45.3
: Apr 18 / 44.0 / 42.7 / 41.5
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: Latest Observed River Stage 41.3 ft at 900am EDT on Thu, Apr 18
:
.ER ASHK2 20240418 Z DC202404181403/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
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: Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
.E1 : Apr 18 : / 40.2
.E2 : Apr 19 : / 39.3 / 38.8 / 38.7 / 38.6
.E3 : Apr 20 : / 38.6 / 38.6 / 38.6 / 38.6
.E4 : Apr 21 : / 38.5 / 38.4 / 38.3 / 38.2
.E5 : Apr 22 : / 38.0 / 37.7 / 37.5 / 37.2
.E6 : Apr 23 : / 36.9 / 36.7 / 36.5
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 15 / 0.00
: Apr 16 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.02
: Apr 17 / 0.03 / 0.00 / 0.01 / 0.00
: Apr 18 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 18 / 0.00
: Apr 19 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.08 / 0.15
: Apr 20 / 0.03 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 15 / 23.8
: Apr 16 / 29.0 / 22.0 / 16.5 / 23.0
: Apr 17 / 29.6 / 23.9 / 21.4 / 23.9
: Apr 18 / 26.3 / 21.6 / 16.4 / 20.6
: Apr 19 / 26.2 / 19.2 / 17.3 / 18.8
: Apr 20 / 18.6 / 11.9 / 8.5
:____________________________________________________________________
: 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
: Apr 16 / 11.9
: Apr 17 / 10.4 / 9.3 / 9.1 / 9.1
: Apr 18 / 9.0 / 8.9 / 8.9
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: Latest Observed River Stage 8.9 ft at 900am EDT on Thu, Apr 18
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.ER GYNK2 20240418 Z DC202404181403/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
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: Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
.E1 : Apr 18 : / 6.5
.E2 : Apr 19 : / 6.4 / 6.3 / 6.3 / 6.2
.E3 : Apr 20 : / 6.2 / 6.2 / 6.2 / 6.1
.E4 : Apr 21 : / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.1
.E5 : Apr 22 : / 6.1 / 6.0 / 5.9 / 5.9
.E6 : Apr 23 : / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.9
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 15 / 0.00
: Apr 16 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 17 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.01 / 0.00
: Apr 18 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 18 / 0.00
: Apr 19 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.09 / 0.12
: Apr 20 / 0.01 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 15 / 23.2
: Apr 16 / 28.1 / 22.1 / 17.1 / 22.7
: Apr 17 / 29.5 / 25.0 / 22.0 / 22.9
: Apr 18 / 25.1 / 20.9 / 16.1 / 20.5
: Apr 19 / 26.1 / 19.7 / 17.7 / 18.2
: Apr 20 / 18.1 / 11.9 / 8.4
:____________________________________________________________________
: 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
: Apr 16 / 51.2
: Apr 17 / 50.3 / 49.3 / 48.2 / 47.0
: Apr 18 / 45.7 / 44.5 / 43.3
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 43.0 ft at 945am EDT on Thu, Apr 18
:
.ER GNUK2 20240418 Z DC202404181403/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
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: Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
.E1 : Apr 18 : / 41.9
.E2 : Apr 19 : / 40.3 / 39.0 / 38.1 / 37.5
.E3 : Apr 20 : / 37.3 / 37.2 / 37.2 / 37.2
.E4 : Apr 21 : / 37.2 / 37.1 / 37.0 / 36.7
.E5 : Apr 22 : / 36.2 / 35.5 / 34.6 / 33.7
.E6 : Apr 23 : / 32.8 / 32.0 / 31.1
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 15 / 0.00
: Apr 16 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 17 / 0.01 / 0.00 / 0.04 / 0.00
: Apr 18 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 18 / 0.00
: Apr 19 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.08 / 0.12
: Apr 20 / 0.01 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 15 / 23.4
: Apr 16 / 28.7 / 21.8 / 16.3 / 22.2
: Apr 17 / 29.5 / 23.8 / 20.8 / 22.4
: Apr 18 / 25.8 / 21.6 / 15.6 / 20.2
: Apr 19 / 26.0 / 19.2 / 17.4 / 18.4
: Apr 20 / 18.4 / 11.6 / 8.3
:____________________________________________________________________
: 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
: Apr 16 / 49.7
: Apr 17 / 49.0 / 48.1 / 47.1 / 46.0
: Apr 18 / 44.9 / 43.7 / 42.4
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 42.2 ft at 900am EDT on Thu, Apr 18
:
.ER PORO1 20240418 Z DC202404181403/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
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: Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
.E1 : Apr 18 : / 40.9
.E2 : Apr 19 : / 39.5 / 38.5 / 37.7 / 37.2
.E3 : Apr 20 : / 36.9 / 36.8 / 36.6 / 36.4
.E4 : Apr 21 : / 36.2 / 36.0 / 35.8 / 35.5
.E5 : Apr 22 : / 35.0 / 34.4 / 33.6 / 32.7
.E6 : Apr 23 : / 31.8 / 31.0 / 30.2
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 15 / 0.00
: Apr 16 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.01
: Apr 17 / 0.03 / 0.00 / 0.10 / 0.03
: Apr 18 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 18 / 0.00
: Apr 19 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.09 / 0.10
: Apr 20 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 15 / 22.8
: Apr 16 / 28.2 / 21.2 / 15.3 / 21.2
: Apr 17 / 29.1 / 23.3 / 20.0 / 20.7
: Apr 18 / 25.6 / 20.7 / 14.4 / 19.1
: Apr 19 / 25.1 / 18.9 / 17.2 / 17.6
: Apr 20 / 17.9 / 11.1 / 8.2
:____________________________________________________________________
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