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River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
10:05am EDT Wednesday, March 27, 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
:     Mar 25                           /  15.2
:     Mar 26   /  15.4 /  15.0 /  14.7 /  14.0
:     Mar 27   /  15.9 /  17.6 /  19.9
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 20.1 ft at 1000am EDT on Wed, Mar 27
:
.ER RACW2 20240327 Z DC202403271405/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Mar 27 :                         /  21.1
.E2 : Mar 28 : /  21.3 /  20.8 /  19.9 /  18.9
.E3 : Mar 29 : /  18.2 /  17.6 /  17.1 /  16.7
.E4 : Mar 30 : /  16.4 /  16.1 /  15.8 /  15.5
.E5 : Mar 31 : /  15.2 /  15.0 /  14.7 /  14.5
.E6 : Apr 01 : /  14.3 /  14.1 /  13.9
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 24                           /  0.00
:     Mar 25   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Mar 26   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.09 /  0.79
:     Mar 27   /  0.17 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 27                           /  0.00
:     Mar 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Mar 29   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 24                           /   2.2
:     Mar 25   /  10.9 /   6.4 /   3.7 /  11.8
:     Mar 26   /  20.2 /  15.0 /  12.0 /   9.0
:     Mar 27   /  10.3 /  10.2 /   8.4 /  11.9
:     Mar 28   /  13.4 /   6.0 /   1.6 /   7.0
:     Mar 29   /  10.7 /   4.6 /   3.1
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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
:     Mar 25                           /  24.6
:     Mar 26   /  24.7 /  24.6 /  24.4 /  24.4
:     Mar 27   /  24.8 /  25.3 /  25.7
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 25.7 ft at 1000am EDT on Wed, Mar 27
:
.ER POPW2 20240327 Z DC202403271405/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Mar 27 :                         /  26.0
.E2 : Mar 28 : /  25.9 /  25.8 /  25.6 /  25.5
.E3 : Mar 29 : /  25.4 /  25.3 /  25.3 /  25.2
.E4 : Mar 30 : /  25.2 /  25.1 /  25.1 /  25.0
.E5 : Mar 31 : /  25.0 /  24.9 /  24.9 /  24.9
.E6 : Apr 01 : /  24.8 /  24.8 /  24.8
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 24                           /  0.00
:     Mar 25   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Mar 26   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.14 /  0.54
:     Mar 27   /  0.11 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 27                           /  0.00
:     Mar 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Mar 29   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 24                           /   2.4
:     Mar 25   /  11.0 /   6.6 /   3.9 /  11.9
:     Mar 26   /  20.6 /  15.5 /  12.0 /   9.2
:     Mar 27   /  10.9 /  10.4 /   7.9 /  11.7
:     Mar 28   /  13.3 /   5.8 /   1.5 /   7.2
:     Mar 29   /  11.0 /   4.8 /   3.2
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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
:     Mar 25                           /  18.0
:     Mar 26   /  18.5 /  18.8 /  18.0 /  17.4
:     Mar 27   /  17.7 /  20.2 /  22.3
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 23.2 ft at 1000am EDT on Wed, Mar 27
:
.ER GALW2 20240327 Z DC202403271405/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Mar 27 :                         /  25.1
.E2 : Mar 28 : /  25.6 /  25.4 /  24.7 /  23.8
.E3 : Mar 29 : /  23.1 /  22.3 /  21.7 /  21.1
.E4 : Mar 30 : /  20.6 /  20.2 /  19.7 /  19.1
.E5 : Mar 31 : /  18.6 /  18.2 /  17.8 /  17.5
.E6 : Apr 01 : /  17.2 /  16.8 /  16.5
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 24                           /  0.00
:     Mar 25   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Mar 26   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.17 /  0.38
:     Mar 27   /  0.07 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 27                           /  0.00
:     Mar 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Mar 29   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 24                           /   2.5
:     Mar 25   /  10.9 /   6.7 /   3.3 /  11.9
:     Mar 26   /  20.9 /  16.3 /  12.3 /   9.5
:     Mar 27   /  11.2 /  11.0 /   8.6 /  11.4
:     Mar 28   /  13.2 /   5.7 /   1.3 /   7.4
:     Mar 29   /  11.3 /   5.1 /   3.5
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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
:     Mar 25                           /  26.4
:     Mar 26   /  26.5 /  26.7 /  26.8 /  26.5
:     Mar 27   /  26.2 /  26.7 /  27.3
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 27.6 ft at 1000am EDT on Wed, Mar 27
:
.ER HNTW2 20240327 Z DC202403271405/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Mar 27 :                         /  28.5
.E2 : Mar 28 : /  29.5 /  29.7 /  29.5 /  28.9
.E3 : Mar 29 : /  28.1 /  27.7 /  27.3 /  26.9
.E4 : Mar 30 : /  26.7 /  26.5 /  26.4 /  26.3
.E5 : Mar 31 : /  26.2 /  26.1 /  26.0 /  25.9
.E6 : Apr 01 : /  25.8 /  25.7 /  25.7
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 24                           /  0.00
:     Mar 25   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Mar 26   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.11 /  0.44
:     Mar 27   /  0.07 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 27                           /  0.00
:     Mar 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Mar 29   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 24                           /   2.8
:     Mar 25   /  11.6 /   7.2 /   4.2 /  12.5
:     Mar 26   /  21.5 /  16.2 /  12.5 /   9.8
:     Mar 27   /  11.6 /  10.9 /   8.1 /  11.9
:     Mar 28   /  13.9 /   6.3 /   1.8 /   7.5
:     Mar 29   /  11.5 /   5.0 /   3.3
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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
:     Mar 25                           /  34.4
:     Mar 26   /  34.7 /  34.8 /  34.9 /  34.6
:     Mar 27   /  34.4 /  34.6 /  34.7
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 34.9 ft at 1000am EDT on Wed, Mar 27
:
.ER ASHK2 20240327 Z DC202403271405/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Mar 27 :                         /  35.2
.E2 : Mar 28 : /  35.6 /  35.8 /  35.8 /  35.6
.E3 : Mar 29 : /  35.4 /  35.1 /  35.0 /  34.9
.E4 : Mar 30 : /  34.8 /  34.8 /  34.7 /  34.7
.E5 : Mar 31 : /  34.6 /  34.6 /  34.5 /  34.5
.E6 : Apr 01 : /  34.5 /  34.4 /  34.4
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 24                           /  0.00
:     Mar 25   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Mar 26   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.09 /  0.30
:     Mar 27   /  0.08 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 27                           /  0.00
:     Mar 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Mar 29   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 24                           /   3.4
:     Mar 25   /  12.0 /   8.4 /   5.2 /  13.3
:     Mar 26   /  22.1 /  17.0 /  12.9 /  10.6
:     Mar 27   /  12.6 /  12.0 /   9.4 /  11.9
:     Mar 28   /  14.1 /   6.8 /   2.3 /   7.8
:     Mar 29   /  12.0 /   5.8 /   3.9
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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
:     Mar 25                           /   4.9
:     Mar 26   /   5.0 /   5.8 /   5.9 /   5.9
:     Mar 27   /   6.1 /   6.1 /   6.2
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 6.2 ft at 900am EDT on Wed, Mar 27
:
.ER GYNK2 20240327 Z DC202403271405/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Mar 27 :                         /   6.5
.E2 : Mar 28 : /   6.8 /   6.9 /   7.0 /   6.9
.E3 : Mar 29 : /   6.9 /   6.8 /   6.8 /   6.7
.E4 : Mar 30 : /   6.6 /   6.4 /   6.3 /   6.2
.E5 : Mar 31 : /   6.1 /   5.9 /   5.8 /   5.7
.E6 : Apr 01 : /   5.6 /   5.6 /   5.6
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 24                           /  0.00
:     Mar 25   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Mar 26   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.18 /  0.21
:     Mar 27   /  0.11 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 27                           /  0.00
:     Mar 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Mar 29   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 24                           /   3.4
:     Mar 25   /  11.6 /   9.0 /   6.7 /  13.5
:     Mar 26   /  21.7 /  17.1 /  12.3 /  10.6
:     Mar 27   /  12.7 /  12.4 /   9.6 /  11.0
:     Mar 28   /  13.0 /   6.6 /   2.3 /   7.6
:     Mar 29   /  11.7 /   6.2 /   4.3
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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
:     Mar 25                           /  19.3
:     Mar 26   /  19.4 /  19.4 /  19.4 /  19.4
:     Mar 27   /  19.3 /  19.8 /  21.8
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 22.3 ft at 945am EDT on Wed, Mar 27
:
.ER GNUK2 20240327 Z DC202403271405/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Mar 27 :                         /  23.0
.E2 : Mar 28 : /  25.1 /  26.7 /  27.4 /  27.4
.E3 : Mar 29 : /  26.7 /  25.7 /  24.8 /  24.0
.E4 : Mar 30 : /  23.2 /  22.5 /  22.0 /  21.5
.E5 : Mar 31 : /  21.0 /  20.4 /  19.9 /  19.4
.E6 : Apr 01 : /  18.9 /  18.6 /  18.3
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 24                           /  0.00
:     Mar 25   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Mar 26   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.21 /  0.26
:     Mar 27   /  0.10 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 27                           /  0.00
:     Mar 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Mar 29   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 24                           /   3.4
:     Mar 25   /  11.5 /   8.8 /   5.0 /  13.3
:     Mar 26   /  21.9 /  17.3 /  12.6 /  10.5
:     Mar 27   /  12.5 /  12.3 /   9.6 /  11.1
:     Mar 28   /  13.2 /   6.4 /   2.0 /   7.7
:     Mar 29   /  11.9 /   5.9 /   3.9
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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
:     Mar 25                           /  19.5
:     Mar 26   /  19.6 /  19.7 /  19.6 /  19.5
:     Mar 27   /  19.4 /  19.4 /  20.7
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 21.2 ft at 1000am EDT on Wed, Mar 27
:
.ER PORO1 20240327 Z DC202403271405/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Mar 27 :                         /  22.2
.E2 : Mar 28 : /  23.3 /  24.7 /  25.3 /  25.2
.E3 : Mar 29 : /  24.6 /  23.8 /  22.9 /  22.1
.E4 : Mar 30 : /  21.4 /  20.8 /  20.3 /  19.8
.E5 : Mar 31 : /  19.4 /  19.0 /  18.6 /  18.3
.E6 : Apr 01 : /  18.0 /  17.7 /  17.5
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 24                           /  0.00
:     Mar 25   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Mar 26   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.24 /  0.18
:     Mar 27   /  0.08 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 27                           /  0.00
:     Mar 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Mar 29   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 24                           /   2.7
:     Mar 25   /  10.8 /   8.3 /   4.9 /  12.5
:     Mar 26   /  21.0 /  17.1 /  12.1 /  10.0
:     Mar 27   /  12.1 /  12.2 /   9.6 /  10.2
:     Mar 28   /  12.1 /   5.8 /   1.4 /   7.3
:     Mar 29   /  11.5 /   5.8 /   4.0
:____________________________________________________________________
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