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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.
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
:     Apr 16                           /  35.9
:     Apr 17   /  34.4 /  32.8 /  31.1 /  29.7
:     Apr 18   /  28.7 /  28.0 /  27.7
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 27.8 ft at 900am EDT on Thu, Apr 18
:
.ER RACW2 20240418 Z DC202404181403/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  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
:
: 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
:
: 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
:
: 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
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 29.5 ft at 900am EDT on Thu, Apr 18
:
.ER POPW2 20240418 Z DC202404181403/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  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
:
: 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
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 34.6 ft at 900am EDT on Thu, Apr 18
:
.ER GALW2 20240418 Z DC202404181403/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  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
:
: 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
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 36.8 ft at 900am EDT on Thu, Apr 18
:
.ER HNTW2 20240418 Z DC202404181403/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  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
:
: 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
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 41.3 ft at 900am EDT on Thu, Apr 18
:
.ER ASHK2 20240418 Z DC202404181403/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  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
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 8.9 ft at 900am EDT on Thu, Apr 18
:
.ER GYNK2 20240418 Z DC202404181403/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  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
:
:  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
:
:  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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