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River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
3:11pm EDT Friday, May 24, 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:
http://weather.gov/erh/mmefs


: Galax - New River - RNK
: Zero Datum 2208.04 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Grayson County, VA
: Record River Stage     25.7 ft
: Major River Stage      14.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   11.0 ft
: Flood River Stage       9.0 ft
: Action River Stage      7.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 23   /   2.1 /   2.1 /   2.9 /   2.9
:     May 24   /   2.6 /   2.5 /   2.5 /   2.4
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 2.4 ft at 230pm EDT on Fri, May 24
:
.ER GAXV2 20240525 Z DC202405241911/DUE/DQG/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 25 : /   2.3 /   2.3 /   2.2 /   2.1
.E2 : May 26 : /   2.1 /   2.1 /   2.0 /   2.0
.E3 : May 27 : /   2.0 /   2.0 /   1.9 /   1.9
.E4 : May 28 : /   1.9 /   1.9 /   1.9 /   1.9
.E5 : May 29 : /   1.8 /   1.8 /   1.8 /   1.8
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 22   /  0.14 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.03
:     May 23   /  0.41 /  0.06 /  0.00 /  0.11
:     May 24   /  0.10 /  0.13 /  0.01 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 25   /  0.01 /  0.02 /  0.00 /  0.03
:     May 26   /  0.04 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 22   /  22.2 /  17.5 /  15.1 /  21.6
:     May 23   /  22.0 /  17.4 /  15.9 /  19.7
:     May 24   /  20.1 /  17.2 /  15.3 /  18.2
:     May 25   /  21.7 /  17.0 /  15.3 /  21.7
:     May 26   /  22.7 /  17.5 /  16.8 /  23.8
:____________________________________________________________________

: Allisonia - New River - RNK
: Zero Datum 1848.36 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Pulaski County, VA
: Record River Stage     23.4 ft
: Major River Stage      17.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   13.0 ft
: Flood River Stage       8.0 ft
: Action River Stage      7.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 23   /   2.6 /   2.7 /   2.5 /   2.4
:     May 24   /   3.3 /   2.9 /   2.8 /   2.7
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 2.7 ft at 230pm EDT on Fri, May 24
:
.ER ALSV2 20240525 Z DC202405241911/DUE/DQG/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 25 : /   2.6 /   2.6 /   2.6 /   2.5
.E2 : May 26 : /   2.5 /   2.4 /   2.4 /   2.3
.E3 : May 27 : /   2.3 /   2.3 /   2.3 /   2.2
.E4 : May 28 : /   2.2 /   2.2 /   2.2 /   2.1
.E5 : May 29 : /   2.1 /   2.1 /   2.1 /   2.1
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 22   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.01
:     May 23   /  0.07 /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.03
:     May 24   /  0.21 /  0.08 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 25   /  0.00 /  0.09 /  0.00 /  0.03
:     May 26   /  0.04 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 22   /  24.5 /  18.8 /  15.6 /  23.3
:     May 23   /  23.6 /  18.6 /  16.7 /  21.0
:     May 24   /  20.7 /  18.4 /  16.6 /  20.0
:     May 25   /  23.1 /  17.7 /  15.5 /  22.9
:     May 26   /  24.4 /  18.4 /  17.3 /  25.1
:____________________________________________________________________

: Alderson - Greenbrier River - RNK
: Zero Datum 1529.42 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Monroe County, WV
: Record River Stage     24.3 ft
: Major River Stage      19.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   16.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      14.0 ft
: Action River Stage      9.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 23   /   3.7 /   3.6 /   3.6 /   3.5
:     May 24   /   3.5 /   3.5 /   3.5 /   4.7
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 4.8 ft at 245pm EDT on Fri, May 24
:
.ER ALDW2 20240525 Z DC202405241911/DUE/DQG/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 25 : /   5.0 /   4.9 /   4.7 /   4.5
.E2 : May 26 : /   4.4 /   4.2 /   4.0 /   3.9
.E3 : May 27 : /   3.8 /   3.7 /   3.7 /   3.6
.E4 : May 28 : /   3.6 /   3.5 /   3.5 /   3.4
.E5 : May 29 : /   3.3 /   3.3 /   3.2 /   3.2
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 22   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 23   /  0.04 /  0.08 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 24   /  0.12 /  0.01 /  0.60 /  0.08
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 25   /  0.02 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 26   /  0.03 /  0.05 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 22   /  26.1 /  19.1 /  15.5 /  23.4
:     May 23   /  25.9 /  19.6 /  16.6 /  20.7
:     May 24   /  20.6 /  16.9 /  16.1 /  18.8
:     May 25   /  23.1 /  17.6 /  15.3 /  22.7
:     May 26   /  24.7 /  17.7 /  16.5 /  25.0
:____________________________________________________________________

: Hinton - New River - RNK
: Zero Datum 1355.18 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Summers County, WV
: Record River Stage     21.5 ft
: Major River Stage      18.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   16.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      15.0 ft
: Action River Stage      9.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 23   /   4.0 /   4.0 /   3.9 /   3.2
:     May 24   /   3.2 /   3.2 /   3.2 /   3.2
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 3.2 ft at 200pm EDT on Fri, May 24
:
.ER HINW2 20240525 Z DC202405241911/DUE/DQG/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 25 : /   3.6 /   3.8 /   3.8 /   3.8
.E2 : May 26 : /   3.6 /   3.5 /   3.4 /   3.3
.E3 : May 27 : /   3.2 /   3.1 /   3.1 /   3.0
.E4 : May 28 : /   3.0 /   3.0 /   2.9 /   2.9
.E5 : May 29 : /   2.9 /   2.8 /   2.8 /   2.8
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 22   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 23   /  0.00 /  0.02 /  0.00 /  0.02
:     May 24   /  0.08 /  0.02 /  0.52 /  0.24
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 25   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 26   /  0.02 /  0.05 /  0.01 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 22   /  26.9 /  20.3 /  16.8 /  24.0
:     May 23   /  26.9 /  21.0 /  17.9 /  21.5
:     May 24   /  22.0 /  18.6 /  17.2 /  19.7
:     May 25   /  24.2 /  18.6 /  16.2 /  23.4
:     May 26   /  25.7 /  18.9 /  17.6 /  26.0
:____________________________________________________________________

: Camden-On-Gauley - Gauley River - RLX
: Zero Datum 2003.28 ft (NVGD 1912)
: Webster County, WV
: Record River Stage     27.4 ft
: Major River Stage      25.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   23.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      19.0 ft
: Action River Stage     17.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 23   /   3.4 /   3.3 /   3.2 /   3.1
:     May 24   /   3.0 /   3.0 /   3.0 /   2.9
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 2.9 ft at 200pm EDT on Fri, May 24
:
.ER COGW2 20240525 Z DC202405241911/DUE/DQG/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 25 : /   3.0 /   3.2 /   3.2 /   3.2
.E2 : May 26 : /   3.2 /   3.1 /   3.1 /   3.2
.E3 : May 27 : /   3.3 /   3.3 /   3.3 /   3.2
.E4 : May 28 : /   3.2 /   3.2 /   3.1 /   3.1
.E5 : May 29 : /   3.1 /   3.1 /   3.0 /   3.0
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 22   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.02 /  0.00
:     May 23   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 24   /  0.01 /  0.01 /  0.41 /  0.01
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 25   /  0.02 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.01
:     May 26   /  0.05 /  0.13 /  0.01 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 22   /  24.2 /  16.4 /  14.4 /  21.4
:     May 23   /  24.1 /  17.8 /  15.3 /  18.9
:     May 24   /  20.4 /  15.5 /  14.5 /  17.5
:     May 25   /  21.0 /  15.6 /  14.4 /  21.3
:     May 26   /  22.5 /  15.9 /  15.8 /  23.6
:____________________________________________________________________

: Queen Shoals - Elk River - RLX
: Zero Datum 603.5 ft (NAVD 88)
: Clay County, WV
: Record River Stage     32.0 ft
: Major River Stage      25.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   20.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      19.0 ft
: Action River Stage     17.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 23   /   5.9 /   5.9 /   5.8 /   5.6
:     May 24   /   5.5 /   5.4 /   5.4 /   5.4
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 5.4 ft at 200pm EDT on Fri, May 24
:
.ER QUSW2 20240525 Z DC202405241911/DUE/DQG/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 25 : /   5.4 /   5.6 /   5.6 /   5.6
.E2 : May 26 : /   5.5 /   5.4 /   5.3 /   5.4
.E3 : May 27 : /   5.6 /   5.7 /   5.7 /   5.6
.E4 : May 28 : /   5.5 /   5.5 /   5.4 /   5.3
.E5 : May 29 : /   5.2 /   5.2 /   5.2 /   5.1
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 22   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 23   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.01 /  0.00
:     May 24   /  0.00 /  0.03 /  0.45 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 25   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 26   /  0.02 /  0.19 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 22   /  29.2 /  20.9 /  17.4 /  26.0
:     May 23   /  27.2 /  22.0 /  18.6 /  22.4
:     May 24   /  23.7 /  19.7 /  17.9 /  21.7
:     May 25   /  26.1 /  19.9 /  17.5 /  24.8
:     May 26   /  26.5 /  19.4 /  18.0 /  27.1
:____________________________________________________________________

: Kanawha Falls - Kanawha River - RLX
: Zero Datum 621.2 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Fayette County, WV
: Record River Stage     37.8 ft
: Major River Stage      35.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   30.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      27.0 ft
: Action River Stage     25.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 23   /   6.6 /   6.7 /   6.5 /   6.5
:     May 24   /   6.4 /   5.5 /   5.4 /   5.4
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 5.6 ft at 245pm EDT on Fri, May 24
:
.ER KANW2 20240525 Z DC202405241911/DUE/DQG/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 25 : /   5.7 /   6.1 /   6.5 /   6.8
.E2 : May 26 : /   6.9 /   6.8 /   6.6 /   6.4
.E3 : May 27 : /   6.1 /   5.9 /   5.8 /   5.6
.E4 : May 28 : /   5.5 /   5.4 /   5.3 /   5.2
.E5 : May 29 : /   5.1 /   5.0 /   4.9 /   4.9
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 22   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 23   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.09
:     May 24   /  0.01 /  0.11 /  0.81 /  0.01
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 25   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.01
:     May 26   /  0.01 /  0.18 /  0.01 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 22   /  27.3 /  19.6 /  16.6 /  24.7
:     May 23   /  26.8 /  21.0 /  17.9 /  21.3
:     May 24   /  21.8 /  18.5 /  16.7 /  20.0
:     May 25   /  24.4 /  18.8 /  16.5 /  23.6
:     May 26   /  25.2 /  18.7 /  17.5 /  26.2
:____________________________________________________________________

: Charleston - Kanawha River - RLX
: Zero Datum 558.65 ft (MSL SANDY HOOK 1901)
: Kanawha County, WV
: Record River Stage     47.6 ft
: Major River Stage      40.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   35.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      30.0 ft
: Action River Stage     26.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 23   /   8.8 /   8.4 /   8.3 /   7.8
:     May 24   /   8.4 /   8.1 /   8.3 /   7.8
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 7.8 ft at 245pm EDT on Fri, May 24
:
.ER CRSW2 20240525 Z DC202405241911/DUE/DQG/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 25 : /   7.9 /   8.0 /   8.2 /   8.4
.E2 : May 26 : /   8.6 /   8.6 /   8.5 /   8.4
.E3 : May 27 : /   8.2 /   8.1 /   7.9 /   7.8
.E4 : May 28 : /   7.7 /   7.6 /   7.5 /   7.5
.E5 : May 29 : /   7.5 /   7.5 /   7.5 /   7.5
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 22   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 23   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.04
:     May 24   /  0.00 /  0.07 /  0.98 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 25   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 26   /  0.01 /  0.10 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 22   /  28.7 /  20.7 /  17.5 /  25.6
:     May 23   /  27.2 /  21.7 /  18.5 /  21.9
:     May 24   /  23.1 /  19.6 /  17.8 /  21.7
:     May 25   /  26.1 /  19.9 /  17.5 /  24.6
:     May 26   /  26.6 /  19.5 /  18.0 /  27.0
:____________________________________________________________________

: Tornado River Gauge - Coal River - RLX
: Zero Datum 570.46 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Kanawha County, WV
: Record River Stage     32.0 ft
: Major River Stage      32.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   27.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      25.0 ft
: Action River Stage     20.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 23   /  10.0 /  10.0 /  10.0 /   9.9
:     May 24   /   9.9 /   9.9 /  10.0 /  10.3
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 10.3 ft at 215pm EDT on Fri, May 24
:
.ER TORW2 20240525 Z DC202405241911/DUE/DQG/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 25 : /  10.8 /  11.8 /  12.7 /  12.5
.E2 : May 26 : /  12.1 /  11.7 /  11.4 /  11.2
.E3 : May 27 : /  11.0 /  10.8 /  10.7 /  10.6
.E4 : May 28 : /  10.5 /  10.4 /  10.3 /  10.3
.E5 : May 29 : /  10.2 /  10.2 /  10.1 /  10.1
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 22   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 23   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.08
:     May 24   /  0.00 /  0.04 /  0.72 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 25   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 26   /  0.02 /  0.09 /  0.01 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 22   /  30.0 /  21.2 /  18.4 /  26.7
:     May 23   /  28.6 /  22.8 /  19.1 /  21.6
:     May 24   /  23.7 /  20.2 /  18.4 /  23.1
:     May 25   /  27.2 /  20.2 /  17.8 /  25.1
:     May 26   /  27.3 /  19.6 /  18.1 /  27.7
:____________________________________________________________________
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