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899 FGUS51 KTIR 121551 RVFKTY River Forecast NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington OH 1151 AM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026 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 : :************************************************************ : North Fork Kentucky River - Jackson, KY - JKL : : Action Stage 23.0 ft : Flood Stage 29.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 31.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 40.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 1.8 FT at 1100 AM EDT on Aug 12 : .ER JKNK2 20260812 Z DC202608121551/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :STAGE FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0812 : / 1.9 / 2.3 / 2.4 .E2 : 0813 : / 2.8 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.8 .E3 : 0814 : / 2.7 / 2.6 / 2.4 / 2.3 .E4 : 0815 : / 2.1 / 2.0 / 1.9 / 1.8 .E5 : 0816 : / 1.8 / 1.7 / 1.7 / 1.6 .E6 : 0817 : / 1.6 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.36/ 0.03/ 0.04/ 0.00/ 0.02/ 0.04/ 0.15/ 0.04/ : :************************************************************ : Kentucky River - Heidelberg Lock 14, KY - JKL : : Action Stage 16.0 ft : Flood Stage 20.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 24.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 30.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 9.5 FT at 1045 AM EDT on Aug 12 : .ER HLDK2 20260812 Z DC202608121551/DH18/HPIFFZZ/DIH6 :POOL FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0812 : / 9.5 / 10.0 / 10.5 .E2 : 0813 : / 10.8 / 10.9 / 10.9 / 10.9 .E3 : 0814 : / 10.9 / 10.8 / 10.6 / 10.4 .E4 : 0815 : / 10.2 / 10.0 / 9.9 / 9.8 .E5 : 0816 : / 9.7 / 9.6 / 9.5 / 9.5 .E6 : 0817 : / 9.5 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.38/ 0.02/ 0.06/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.03/ 0.14/ 0.06/ : :************************************************************ : Red River - Clay City, KY - JKL : : Action Stage 13.0 ft : Flood Stage 17.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 19.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 23.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 2.7 FT at 1115 AM EDT on Aug 12 : .ER CYCK2 20260812 Z DC202608121551/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :STAGE FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0812 : / 2.7 / 2.8 / 2.8 .E2 : 0813 : / 2.8 / 2.8 / 2.9 / 2.9 .E3 : 0814 : / 3.0 / 3.0 / 3.0 / 3.0 .E4 : 0815 : / 3.1 / 3.1 / 3.1 / 3.0 .E5 : 0816 : / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.8 .E6 : 0817 : / 2.8 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.33/ 0.02/ 0.11/ 0.03/ 0.01/ 0.04/ 0.27/ 0.08/ : :************************************************************ : Kentucky River - Ford Lock 10, KY - LMK : : Action Stage 24.0 ft : Flood Stage 26.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 35.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 40.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 10.8 FT at 1130 AM EDT on Aug 12 : .ER FODK2 20260812 Z DC202608121551/DH18/HPIFFZZ/DIH6 :POOL FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0812 : / 11.0 / 12.0 / 12.5 .E2 : 0813 : / 12.7 / 13.0 / 12.9 / 12.8 .E3 : 0814 : / 12.7 / 12.5 / 12.4 / 12.1 .E4 : 0815 : / 11.9 / 11.6 / 11.3 / 11.1 .E5 : 0816 : / 10.9 / 10.7 / 10.6 / 10.5 .E6 : 0817 : / 10.4 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.37/ 0.02/ 0.38/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.03/ 0.19/ 0.12/ : :************************************************************ : Kentucky - Camp Nelson, KY - LMK : : Action Stage 28.0 ft : Flood Stage 30.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 36.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 40.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 13.5 FT at 1115 AM EDT on Aug 12 : .ER CPNK2 20260812 Z DC202608121551/DH18/HPIFFZZ/DIH6 :POOL FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0812 : / 13.9 / 15.6 / 16.6 .E2 : 0813 : / 16.8 / 16.7 / 16.5 / 16.4 .E3 : 0814 : / 16.1 / 15.8 / 15.5 / 15.2 .E4 : 0815 : / 14.8 / 14.5 / 14.1 / 13.8 .E5 : 0816 : / 13.5 / 13.2 / 13.0 / 12.9 .E6 : 0817 : / 12.7 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.46/ 0.02/ 0.33/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.08/ : :************************************************************ : Kentucky River - High Bridge Lock 7, KY - LMK : : Action Stage 28.0 ft : Flood Stage 30.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 36.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 39.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 11.8 FT at 1115 AM EDT on Aug 12 : .ER HIBK2 20260812 Z DC202608121551/DH18/HPIFFZZ/DIH6 :POOL FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0812 : / 13.2 / 12.2 / 13.0 .E2 : 0813 : / 14.6 / 13.4 / 13.0 / 12.8 .E3 : 0814 : / 12.6 / 12.2 / 11.8 / 11.4 .E4 : 0815 : / 11.1 / 10.6 / 10.1 / 9.6 .E5 : 0816 : / 9.1 / 8.7 / 8.4 / 8.0 .E6 : 0817 : / 8.0 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.45/ 0.02/ 0.81/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.01/ 0.03/ 0.13/ : :************************************************************ : Kentucky River - Lock 4-KY River, KY - LMK : : Action Stage 29.0 ft : Flood Stage 31.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 35.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 40.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 10.9 FT at 1130 AM EDT on Aug 12 : .ER FFTK2 20260812 Z DC202608121551/DH18/HPIFFZZ/DIH6 :POOL FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0812 : / 11.5 / 12.4 / 12.4 .E2 : 0813 : / 11.8 / 11.8 / 11.8 / 11.0 .E3 : 0814 : / 10.6 / 10.4 / 10.2 / 10.0 .E4 : 0815 : / 9.7 / 9.5 / 9.3 / 9.1 .E5 : 0816 : / 8.8 / 8.6 / 8.4 / 8.2 .E6 : 0817 : / 8.1 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.85/ 0.07/ 0.61/ 0.12/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.14/ 0.16/ : :************************************************************ : Elkhorn Creek - Peaks Mill, KY - LMK : : Action Stage 8.0 ft : Flood Stage 10.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 12.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 14.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 3.8 FT at 1115 AM EDT on Aug 12 : :Crest near 9.2 FT around 2PM EDT on Thu, Aug 13 .ER PKMK2 20260812 Z DC202608121551/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :STAGE FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0812 : / 5.1 / 6.6 / 8.2 .E2 : 0813 : / 9.1 / 9.2 / 8.8 / 8.0 .E3 : 0814 : / 7.3 / 6.7 / 6.2 / 5.9 .E4 : 0815 : / 5.6 / 5.3 / 5.1 / 4.8 .E5 : 0816 : / 4.6 / 4.4 / 4.2 / 4.0 .E6 : 0817 : / 3.8 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.42/ 0.07/ 0.72/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.01/ 0.09/ 0.20/ : :************************************************************ : Kentucky River - Lockport Lock 2, KY - LMK : : Action Stage 30.0 ft : Flood Stage 33.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 43.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 49.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 11.6 FT at 1130 AM EDT on Aug 12 : .ER LPTK2 20260812 Z DC202608121551/DH18/HPIFFZZ/DIH6 :POOL FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0812 : / 13.0 / 17.6 / 19.7 .E2 : 0813 : / 20.4 / 17.5 / 17.2 / 16.8 .E3 : 0814 : / 15.2 / 14.4 / 14.0 / 13.7 .E4 : 0815 : / 13.3 / 12.9 / 12.6 / 12.2 .E5 : 0816 : / 11.9 / 11.5 / 11.2 / 10.9 .E6 : 0817 : / 10.6 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.92/ 0.09/ 0.58/ 0.16/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.13/ 0.20/ : :************************************************************ : Salt River - Shepherdsville, KY - LMK : : Action Stage 30.0 ft : Flood Stage 32.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 35.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 40.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 1.6 FT at 1130 AM EDT on Aug 12 : .ER SHPK2 20260812 Z DC202608121551/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :STAGE FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0812 : / 1.8 / 3.5 / 6.2 .E2 : 0813 : / 8.3 / 7.4 / 7.6 / 5.8 .E3 : 0814 : / 5.0 / 4.5 / 4.0 / 3.6 .E4 : 0815 : / 3.3 / 3.1 / 2.9 / 2.7 .E5 : 0816 : / 2.6 / 2.5 / 2.4 / 2.3 .E6 : 0817 : / 2.3 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.60/ 0.08/ 0.62/ 0.40/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.05/ : : :******************************************************************* : : $$ : Davis : :...END of MESSAGE...