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River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
11:25am EDT Tuesday, April 1, 2025

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 30                           /  13.7
:     Mar 31   /  14.3 /  14.7 /  16.0 /  16.7
:     Apr 01   /  17.7 /  17.8 /  17.8
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 17.8 ft at 1100am EDT on Tue, Apr 1
:
.ER RACW2 20250401 Z DC202504011525/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 01 :                         /  17.5
.E2 : Apr 02 : /  17.1 /  17.1 /  17.3 /  17.3
.E3 : Apr 03 : /  17.2 /  17.0 /  16.6 /  16.6
.E4 : Apr 04 : /  17.2 /  18.8 /  23.3 /  27.6
.E5 : Apr 05 : /  32.5 /  34.4 /  35.2 /  35.6
.E6 : Apr 06 : /  35.6 /  35.2 /  34.5
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 29                           /  0.00
:     Mar 30   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.01 /  0.45
:     Mar 31   /  0.01 /  0.34 /  0.33 /  0.01
:     Apr 01   /  0.09 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 01                           /  0.00
:     Apr 02   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 03   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.29 /  0.28
:     Apr 04   /  0.17 /  0.29 /  0.77
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (144 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 29                           /  22.8
:     Mar 30   /  24.6 /  18.5 /  18.8 /  16.3
:     Mar 31   /  21.1 /  19.9 /  13.2 /  15.1
:     Apr 01   /  11.2 /   6.8 /   5.1 /   7.1
:     Apr 02   /  11.6 /   6.6 /   8.1 /  17.5
:     Apr 03   /  23.9 /  19.8 /  18.8 /  21.2
:     Apr 04   /  21.6 /  16.3 /  15.0
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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 30                           /  24.7
:     Mar 31   /  25.4 /  25.4 /  25.7 /  25.6
:     Apr 01   /  25.7 /  25.6 /  25.8
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 26.0 ft at 1100am EDT on Tue, Apr 1
:
.ER POPW2 20250401 Z DC202504011525/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 01 :                         /  26.1
.E2 : Apr 02 : /  26.2 /  26.0 /  25.8 /  25.7
.E3 : Apr 03 : /  25.6 /  25.5 /  25.4 /  25.4
.E4 : Apr 04 : /  25.4 /  25.5 /  26.6 /  28.1
.E5 : Apr 05 : /  29.7 /  31.1 /  32.1 /  32.7
.E6 : Apr 06 : /  32.9 /  32.7 /  32.3
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 29                           /  0.00
:     Mar 30   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.02 /  0.36
:     Mar 31   /  0.01 /  0.35 /  0.31 /  0.01
:     Apr 01   /  0.08 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 01                           /  0.00
:     Apr 02   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 03   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.34 /  0.29
:     Apr 04   /  0.16 /  0.30 /  0.78
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (144 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 29                           /  22.6
:     Mar 30   /  24.6 /  18.4 /  18.5 /  16.6
:     Mar 31   /  21.4 /  19.9 /  13.2 /  14.7
:     Apr 01   /  10.5 /   6.5 /   5.4 /   7.3
:     Apr 02   /  11.9 /   6.9 /   8.0 /  18.1
:     Apr 03   /  25.0 /  20.3 /  19.0 /  21.2
:     Apr 04   /  21.6 /  16.4 /  15.1
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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 30                           /  14.8
:     Mar 31   /  14.4 /  15.1 /  16.7 /  19.0
:     Apr 01   /  20.4 /  20.9 /  21.1
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 21.2 ft at 1100am EDT on Tue, Apr 1
:
.ER GALW2 20250401 Z DC202504011525/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 01 :                         /  20.9
.E2 : Apr 02 : /  20.8 /  21.1 /  21.6 /  21.7
.E3 : Apr 03 : /  21.5 /  21.2 /  20.9 /  21.0
.E4 : Apr 04 : /  21.9 /  23.6 /  27.8 /  31.4
.E5 : Apr 05 : /  34.7 /  36.8 /  37.9 /  38.5
.E6 : Apr 06 : /  38.6 /  38.4 /  37.9
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 29                           /  0.00
:     Mar 30   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.05 /  0.37
:     Mar 31   /  0.00 /  0.49 /  0.37 /  0.00
:     Apr 01   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 01                           /  0.00
:     Apr 02   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 03   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.41 /  0.31
:     Apr 04   /  0.16 /  0.33 /  0.85
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (144 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 29                           /  22.8
:     Mar 30   /  24.9 /  18.6 /  19.0 /  16.8
:     Mar 31   /  21.6 /  19.9 /  13.4 /  14.2
:     Apr 01   /  10.3 /   6.5 /   5.8 /   7.5
:     Apr 02   /  12.0 /   7.2 /   8.0 /  18.6
:     Apr 03   /  25.8 /  20.9 /  19.3 /  21.0
:     Apr 04   /  21.3 /  16.6 /  15.4
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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 30                           /  26.2
:     Mar 31   /  25.8 /  26.0 /  26.2 /  27.1
:     Apr 01   /  27.5 /  27.8 /  28.0
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 28.1 ft at 1100am EDT on Tue, Apr 1
:
.ER HNTW2 20250401 Z DC202504011525/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 01 :                         /  28.1
.E2 : Apr 02 : /  28.0 /  27.7 /  27.7 /  27.8
.E3 : Apr 03 : /  27.7 /  27.5 /  27.3 /  27.0
.E4 : Apr 04 : /  27.0 /  27.4 /  28.6 /  31.7
.E5 : Apr 05 : /  34.8 /  36.7 /  38.3 /  39.3
.E6 : Apr 06 : /  40.0 /  40.3 /  40.2
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 29                           /  0.00
:     Mar 30   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.05 /  0.24
:     Mar 31   /  0.01 /  0.25 /  0.33 /  0.01
:     Apr 01   /  0.10 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 01                           /  0.00
:     Apr 02   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 03   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.30 /  0.30
:     Apr 04   /  0.13 /  0.20 /  0.71
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (144 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 29                           /  22.7
:     Mar 30   /  24.7 /  18.6 /  18.6 /  17.4
:     Mar 31   /  22.4 /  20.7 /  13.3 /  15.0
:     Apr 01   /  11.0 /   6.8 /   5.5 /   7.7
:     Apr 02   /  12.7 /   7.5 /   8.8 /  19.4
:     Apr 03   /  26.1 /  20.7 /  19.6 /  22.1
:     Apr 04   /  22.6 /  17.3 /  16.0
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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 30                           /  34.8
:     Mar 31   /  34.3 /  34.2 /  34.5 /  35.0
:     Apr 01   /  35.1 /  35.1 /  35.5
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 35.5 ft at 1100am EDT on Tue, Apr 1
:
.ER ASHK2 20250401 Z DC202504011525/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 01 :                         /  35.6
.E2 : Apr 02 : /  35.5 /  35.3 /  35.3 /  35.4
.E3 : Apr 03 : /  35.3 /  35.2 /  35.1 /  35.0
.E4 : Apr 04 : /  35.0 /  35.1 /  35.6 /  36.8
.E5 : Apr 05 : /  38.0 /  38.6 /  40.0 /  41.1
.E6 : Apr 06 : /  41.9 /  42.3 /  42.4
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 29                           /  0.00
:     Mar 30   /  0.02 /  0.00 /  0.05 /  0.12
:     Mar 31   /  0.00 /  0.36 /  0.30 /  0.01
:     Apr 01   /  0.04 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 01                           /  0.00
:     Apr 02   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 03   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.32 /  0.32
:     Apr 04   /  0.15 /  0.16 /  0.65
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (144 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 29                           /  22.6
:     Mar 30   /  24.9 /  19.9 /  18.6 /  17.6
:     Mar 31   /  23.0 /  21.1 /  13.3 /  15.1
:     Apr 01   /  11.2 /   6.9 /   5.2 /   7.9
:     Apr 02   /  13.0 /   8.2 /   9.6 /  20.2
:     Apr 03   /  26.6 /  21.5 /  20.1 /  22.4
:     Apr 04   /  23.2 /  18.3 /  16.7
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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 30                           /   5.7
:     Mar 31   /   5.7 /   6.0 /   7.3 /  10.0
:     Apr 01   /   9.9 /   9.1 /   8.5
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 8.2 ft at 1100am EDT on Tue, Apr 1
:
.ER GYNK2 20250401 Z DC202504011525/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 01 :                         /   8.1
.E2 : Apr 02 : /   7.7 /   7.4 /   7.0 /   6.8
.E3 : Apr 03 : /   6.6 /   6.4 /   6.2 /   6.4
.E4 : Apr 04 : /   7.8 /   9.3 /  11.6 /  15.0
.E5 : Apr 05 : /  16.4 /  15.2 /  13.3 /  12.8
.E6 : Apr 06 : /  12.5 /  12.3 /  12.1
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 29                           /  0.00
:     Mar 30   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.06 /  0.26
:     Mar 31   /  0.01 /  0.53 /  0.23 /  0.00
:     Apr 01   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 01                           /  0.00
:     Apr 02   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 03   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.42 /  0.38
:     Apr 04   /  0.18 /  0.20 /  0.72
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (144 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 29                           /  21.8
:     Mar 30   /  24.3 /  19.7 /  17.0 /  16.7
:     Mar 31   /  21.7 /  19.7 /  12.6 /  13.7
:     Apr 01   /  10.0 /   6.1 /   4.5 /   7.4
:     Apr 02   /  12.4 /   8.3 /   9.3 /  19.9
:     Apr 03   /  26.2 /  21.8 /  19.8 /  21.5
:     Apr 04   /  22.3 /  18.1 /  16.6
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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 30                           /  16.9
:     Mar 31   /  16.6 /  16.5 /  17.9 /  19.8
:     Apr 01   /  22.3 /  24.0 /  24.6
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 24.7 ft at 1045am EDT on Tue, Apr 1
:
.ER GNUK2 20250401 Z DC202504011525/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 01 :                         /  24.9
.E2 : Apr 02 : /  24.8 /  24.6 /  24.1 /  24.2
.E3 : Apr 03 : /  24.5 /  24.5 /  24.2 /  23.8
.E4 : Apr 04 : /  23.5 /  23.7 /  25.0 /  27.5
.E5 : Apr 05 : /  31.1 /  34.9 /  37.9 /  40.3
.E6 : Apr 06 : /  42.1 /  43.1 /  43.7
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 29                           /  0.00
:     Mar 30   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.08 /  0.23
:     Mar 31   /  0.00 /  0.52 /  0.26 /  0.01
:     Apr 01   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 01                           /  0.00
:     Apr 02   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 03   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.46 /  0.41
:     Apr 04   /  0.17 /  0.28 /  0.84
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (144 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 29                           /  22.6
:     Mar 30   /  24.8 /  20.2 /  18.5 /  17.0
:     Mar 31   /  22.0 /  20.1 /  13.0 /  13.8
:     Apr 01   /  10.4 /   6.5 /   5.3 /   7.7
:     Apr 02   /  12.4 /   8.1 /   8.9 /  19.7
:     Apr 03   /  26.5 /  21.7 /  19.8 /  21.4
:     Apr 04   /  21.9 /  17.5 /  16.4
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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 30                           /  17.9
:     Mar 31   /  17.7 /  17.6 /  18.4 /  19.9
:     Apr 01   /  22.0 /  23.5 /  24.1
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 24.3 ft at 1100am EDT on Tue, Apr 1
:
.ER PORO1 20250401 Z DC202504011525/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 01 :                         /  24.5
.E2 : Apr 02 : /  24.5 /  24.3 /  23.9 /  23.8
.E3 : Apr 03 : /  23.8 /  23.7 /  23.5 /  23.4
.E4 : Apr 04 : /  23.4 /  24.4 /  27.4 /  31.3
.E5 : Apr 05 : /  35.6 /  37.9 /  39.5 /  41.0
.E6 : Apr 06 : /  42.4 /  43.4 /  44.0
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 29                           /  0.00
:     Mar 30   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.07 /  0.24
:     Mar 31   /  0.02 /  0.67 /  0.18 /  0.02
:     Apr 01   /  0.02 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 01                           /  0.00
:     Apr 02   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 03   /  0.00 /  0.01 /  0.60 /  0.41
:     Apr 04   /  0.21 /  0.45 /  0.96
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (144 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 29                           /  22.9
:     Mar 30   /  25.2 /  20.3 /  18.3 /  16.4
:     Mar 31   /  21.3 /  18.9 /  13.0 /  13.0
:     Apr 01   /   9.7 /   6.1 /   5.2 /   7.4
:     Apr 02   /  11.9 /   8.1 /   8.3 /  18.6
:     Apr 03   /  26.1 /  21.8 /  19.3 /  20.3
:     Apr 04   /  20.4 /  16.6 /  15.6
:____________________________________________________________________
$$
: Fliehman
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