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RVFOHS
River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
11:20am EDT Wednesday, May 8, 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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: Newburgh Lock & Dam - Ohio River - PAH
: Zero Datum 330.0 ft (Ohio River Datum)
: Warrick County, IN
: Record Tailwater Stage     56.6 ft
: Major Tailwater Stage      56.0 ft
: Moderate Tailwater Stage   48.0 ft
: Flood Tailwater Stage      38.0 ft
: Action Tailwater Stage     35.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 06                           /  17.7
:     May 07   /  17.7 /  17.8 /  17.8 /  18.7
:     May 08   /  19.4 /  19.9 /  20.4
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 20.9 ft at 1100am EDT on Wed, May 8
:
.ER NBGI3 20240508 Z DC202405081520/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 08 :                         /  20.9
.E2 : May 09 : /  21.9 /  23.6 /  26.0 /  27.3
.E3 : May 10 : /  28.0 /  28.7 /  29.5 /  30.1
.E4 : May 11 : /  30.5 /  30.6 /  30.5 /  30.3
.E5 : May 12 : /  30.0 /  29.5 /  29.0 /  28.3
.E6 : May 13 : /  27.3 /  26.6 /  25.9 /  25.2
.E7 : May 14 : /  24.5 /  23.7 /  22.8 /  22.0
.E8 : May 15 : /  21.2 /  20.4 /  19.8 /  19.2
.E9 : May 16 : /  18.6 /  18.0 /  17.6 /  17.3
.E10: May 17 : /  17.0 /  16.8 /  16.6 /  16.4
.E11: May 18 : /  16.2 /  16.1 /  15.9
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 05                           /  0.00
:     May 06   /  0.00 /  0.28 /  0.08 /  0.04
:     May 07   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.31
:     May 08   /  0.03 /  0.33 /  0.04
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 08                           /  0.00
:     May 09   /  0.39 /  0.38 /  0.08 /  0.00
:     May 10   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 05                           /  21.4
:     May 06   /  24.9 /  21.2 /  17.9 /  19.9
:     May 07   /  23.5 /  20.5 /  19.5 /  21.8
:     May 08   /  26.7 /  24.3 /  18.9 /  24.5
:     May 09   /  24.7 /  20.7 /  19.5 /  22.3
:     May 10   /  22.9 /  14.6 /  11.5
:____________________________________________________________________

: Evansville - Ohio River - PAH
: Zero Datum 329.18 ft (Ohio River Datum)
: Vanderburgh County, IN
: Record River Stage     53.8 ft
: Major River Stage      52.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   48.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      42.0 ft
: Action River Stage     24.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
.AR EVVI3 20240511 Z DC202405081520/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFFX :crest: 28.9
: Crest near 28.9 ft around 2PM EDT on Sat, May 11
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 06                           /  16.8
:     May 07   /  16.9 /  17.0 /  17.0 /  17.5
:     May 08   /  18.0 /  18.4 /  18.9
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 19.2 ft at 1100am EDT on Wed, May 8
:
.ER EVVI3 20240508 Z DC202405081520/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 08 :                         /  19.5
.E2 : May 09 : /  20.4 /  21.8 /  23.5 /  24.5
.E3 : May 10 : /  25.5 /  26.2 /  26.9 /  27.6
.E4 : May 11 : /  28.2 /  28.6 /  28.8 /  28.9
.E5 : May 12 : /  28.9 /  28.7 /  28.5 /  28.2
.E6 : May 13 : /  27.7 /  27.1 /  26.6 /  26.1
.E7 : May 14 : /  25.1 /  24.3 /  23.5 /  22.8
.E8 : May 15 : /  22.2 /  21.5 /  20.9 /  20.4
.E9 : May 16 : /  19.9 /  19.3 /  18.8 /  18.2
.E10: May 17 : /  17.8 /  17.4 /  16.9 /  16.6
.E11: May 18 : /  16.4 /  16.2 /  16.0
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 05                           /  0.00
:     May 06   /  0.00 /  0.61 /  0.03 /  0.01
:     May 07   /  0.03 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.35
:     May 08   /  0.00 /  0.43 /  0.02
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 08                           /  0.00
:     May 09   /  0.42 /  0.42 /  0.04 /  0.00
:     May 10   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 05                           /  21.6
:     May 06   /  25.0 /  21.3 /  17.9 /  19.9
:     May 07   /  23.5 /  20.9 /  20.2 /  22.4
:     May 08   /  27.2 /  24.7 /  18.8 /  24.7
:     May 09   /  24.8 /  21.2 /  19.8 /  22.6
:     May 10   /  23.0 /  15.1 /  12.1
:____________________________________________________________________

: Mount Vernon - Ohio River - PAH
: Zero Datum 318.92 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Posey County, IN
: Record River Stage     59.2 ft
: Major River Stage      52.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   45.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      35.0 ft
: Action River Stage     28.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
.AR MTVI3 20240512 Z DC202405081520/DUE/DQG/DH00/HGIFFX :crest: 28.6
: Crest near 28.6 ft around 8PM EDT on Sat, May 11
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 06                           /  24.0E
:     May 07   /  24.0E/  24.1E/  24.1E/  24.2E
:     May 08   /  24.3E/  24.3E/  24.5E
: Observed values (above) with a trailing E indicate missing values
: that were replaced with estimates from model simulations.
:
: Latest Observed River Stage MISSING
:
.ER MTVI3 20240508 Z DC202405081520/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 08 :                         /  24.6
.E2 : May 09 : /  24.9 /  25.4 /  25.9 /  26.3
.E3 : May 10 : /  26.6 /  26.9 /  27.2 /  27.5
.E4 : May 11 : /  27.9 /  28.1 /  28.4 /  28.5
.E5 : May 12 : /  28.6 /  28.6 /  28.5 /  28.4
.E6 : May 13 : /  28.2 /  27.9 /  27.6 /  27.3
.E7 : May 14 : /  26.9 /  26.3 /  25.9 /  25.6
.E8 : May 15 : /  25.3 /  25.1 /  24.9 /  24.7
.E9 : May 16 : /  24.5 /  24.3 /  24.2 /  24.2
.E10: May 17 : /  24.1 /  24.1 /  24.0 /  24.0
.E11: May 18 : /  23.9 /  23.9 /  23.8
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 05                           /  0.00
:     May 06   /  0.00 /  0.36 /  0.03 /  0.04
:     May 07   /  0.08 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.27
:     May 08   /  0.00 /  0.23 /  0.04
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 08                           /  0.00
:     May 09   /  0.42 /  0.45 /  0.02 /  0.00
:     May 10   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 05                           /  21.2
:     May 06   /  24.7 /  20.9 /  17.8 /  19.6
:     May 07   /  23.6 /  20.7 /  20.3 /  22.4
:     May 08   /  27.3 /  24.4 /  18.6 /  24.6
:     May 09   /  24.4 /  21.0 /  19.6 /  22.4
:     May 10   /  22.8 /  14.8 /  12.0
:____________________________________________________________________

: J T Myers Dam - Ohio River - PAH
: Zero Datum 311.97 ft (Ohio River Datum)
: Union County, KY
: Record Tailwater Stage     64.4 ft
: Major Tailwater Stage      60.0 ft
: Moderate Tailwater Stage   49.0 ft
: Flood Tailwater Stage      37.0 ft
: Action Tailwater Stage     33.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 06                           /  19.5
:     May 07   /  19.7 /  19.8 /  19.7 /  19.9
:     May 08   /  20.3 /  20.7 /  21.3
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 21.3 ft at 1100am EDT on Wed, May 8
:
.ER UNWK2 20240508 Z DC202405081520/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 08 :                         /  21.7
.E2 : May 09 : /  22.1 /  22.8 /  24.0 /  25.4
.E3 : May 10 : /  26.2 /  26.5 /  26.9 /  27.4
.E4 : May 11 : /  27.9 /  28.4 /  28.9 /  29.3
.E5 : May 12 : /  29.5 /  29.6 /  29.7 /  29.7
.E6 : May 13 : /  29.5 /  29.3 /  28.9 /  28.5
.E7 : May 14 : /  28.1 /  27.5 /  26.6 /  25.9
.E8 : May 15 : /  25.2 /  24.6 /  24.0 /  23.5
.E9 : May 16 : /  23.0 /  22.5 /  22.1 /  21.6
.E10: May 17 : /  21.1 /  20.7 /  20.4 /  20.0
.E11: May 18 : /  19.6 /  19.2 /  18.8
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 05                           /  0.00
:     May 06   /  0.00 /  0.29 /  0.04 /  0.05
:     May 07   /  0.07 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.19
:     May 08   /  0.00 /  0.26 /  0.09
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 08                           /  0.00
:     May 09   /  0.46 /  0.51 /  0.02 /  0.00
:     May 10   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 05                           /  21.2
:     May 06   /  24.8 /  20.7 /  17.8 /  19.5
:     May 07   /  23.8 /  20.6 /  20.3 /  22.6
:     May 08   /  27.3 /  24.2 /  18.6 /  24.6
:     May 09   /  24.2 /  20.8 /  19.5 /  22.5
:     May 10   /  22.9 /  14.7 /  12.0
:____________________________________________________________________

: Shawneetown - Ohio River - PAH
: Zero Datum 309.07 ft (Ohio River)
: Gallatin County, IL
: Record River Stage     65.6 ft
: Major River Stage      53.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   43.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      33.0 ft
: Action River Stage     30.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 06                           /  18.9E
:     May 07   /  18.9E/  19.1E/  19.4E/  19.7E
:     May 08   /  20.0E/  20.5E/  20.9E
: Observed values (above) with a trailing E indicate missing values
: that were replaced with estimates from model simulations.
:
: Latest Observed River Stage MISSING
:
.ER SHNI2 20240508 Z DC202405081520/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 08 :                         /  21.3
.E2 : May 09 : /  21.6 /  22.0 /  22.5 /  23.4
.E3 : May 10 : /  24.2 /  24.7 /  25.1 /  25.4
.E4 : May 11 : /  25.8 /  26.2 /  26.5 /  26.8
.E5 : May 12 : /  27.1 /  27.3 /  27.4 /  27.4
.E6 : May 13 : /  27.4 /  27.3 /  27.1 /  26.8
.E7 : May 14 : /  26.5 /  26.2 /  25.7 /  25.1
.E8 : May 15 : /  24.5 /  24.0 /  23.5 /  23.1
.E9 : May 16 : /  22.7 /  22.3 /  21.7 /  21.2
.E10: May 17 : /  20.8 /  20.5 /  20.2 /  19.8
.E11: May 18 : /  19.5 /  19.2 /  19.0
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 05                           /  0.00
:     May 06   /  0.00 /  0.16 /  0.13 /  0.16
:     May 07   /  0.03 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.16
:     May 08   /  0.00 /  0.38 /  0.01
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 08                           /  0.00
:     May 09   /  0.57 /  0.37 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 10   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 05                           /  20.5
:     May 06   /  24.6 /  20.7 /  18.1 /  19.6
:     May 07   /  23.8 /  20.5 /  20.2 /  22.1
:     May 08   /  27.4 /  23.8 /  18.6 /  24.9
:     May 09   /  24.9 /  20.9 /  19.4 /  22.2
:     May 10   /  22.6 /  14.4 /  11.9
:____________________________________________________________________

: Golconda - Ohio River - PAH
: Zero Datum 294.6 ft (Ohio River Datum)
: Pope County, IL
: Record River Stage     62.6 ft
: Major River Stage      55.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   49.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      40.0 ft
: Action River Stage     36.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 06                           /  30.4
:     May 07   /  30.3 /  30.4 /  30.4 /  30.4
:     May 08   /  30.4 /  30.5 /  30.5
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 30.6 ft at 1100am EDT on Wed, May 8
:
.ER GOLI2 20240508 Z DC202405081520/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 08 :                         /  30.7
.E2 : May 09 : /  30.8 /  30.9 /  31.0 /  31.2
.E3 : May 10 : /  31.5 /  31.8 /  32.1 /  32.4
.E4 : May 11 : /  32.5 /  32.6 /  32.7 /  32.7
.E5 : May 12 : /  32.8 /  32.9 /  32.9 /  33.0
.E6 : May 13 : /  33.0 /  33.0 /  33.0 /  32.9
.E7 : May 14 : /  32.9 /  32.8 /  32.6 /  32.5
.E8 : May 15 : /  32.3 /  32.0 /  31.7 /  31.4
.E9 : May 16 : /  31.1 /  30.9 /  30.7 /  30.5
.E10: May 17 : /  30.2 /  30.1 /  30.0 /  29.9
.E11: May 18 : /  29.9 /  29.9 /  29.8
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 05                           /  0.00
:     May 06   /  0.00 /  0.52 /  0.26 /  0.03
:     May 07   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.16
:     May 08   /  0.00 /  0.10 /  0.26
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 08                           /  0.04
:     May 09   /  0.61 /  0.70 /  0.03 /  0.00
:     May 10   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 05                           /  21.0
:     May 06   /  24.7 /  20.0 /  17.7 /  19.6
:     May 07   /  24.4 /  20.3 /  20.1 /  22.4
:     May 08   /  27.2 /  24.3 /  18.7 /  24.0
:     May 09   /  23.9 /  20.8 /  19.3 /  22.7
:     May 10   /  23.6 /  14.9 /  12.0
:____________________________________________________________________
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