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River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
9:38am EDT Thursday, April 18, 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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: Pittsburgh - Ohio River - PBZ
: Zero Datum 694.2 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Allegheny County, PA
: Record River Stage     46.0 ft
: Major River Stage      28.5 ft
: Moderate River Stage   27.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      25.0 ft
: Action River Stage     18.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 16                           /  18.8
:     Apr 17   /  18.5 /  18.4 /  17.9 /  17.8
:     Apr 18   /  17.6 /  17.2 /  17.2
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 17.2 ft at 915am EDT on Thu, Apr 18
:
.ER PTTP1 20240418 Z DC202404181338/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 18 :                         /  17.4
.E2 : Apr 19 : /  17.6 /  17.7 /  17.7 /  17.5
.E3 : Apr 20 : /  17.3 /  17.1 /  17.0 /  16.9
.E4 : Apr 21 : /  16.8 /  16.8 /  16.8 /  16.8
.E5 : Apr 22 : /  16.8 /  16.7 /  16.7 /  16.7
.E6 : Apr 23 : /  16.7 /  16.7 /  16.7
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 15                           /  0.00
:     Apr 16   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 17   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.01 /  0.02
:     Apr 18   /  0.07 /  0.15 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 18                           /  0.00
:     Apr 19   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.03 /  0.08
:     Apr 20   /  0.03 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 15                           /  18.3
:     Apr 16   /  21.2 /  13.3 /   7.0 /  17.5
:     Apr 17   /  24.4 /  18.3 /  15.2 /  19.6
:     Apr 18   /  24.9 /  15.2 /  14.1 /  15.5
:     Apr 19   /  19.5 /  14.2 /  12.5 /  16.7
:     Apr 20   /  15.7 /  10.0 /   7.7
:____________________________________________________________________

: Dashields Lock & Dam - Ohio River - PBZ
: Zero Datum 680.01 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Allegheny County, PA
: Record Pool Stage     42.8 ft
: Major Pool Stage      32.0 ft
: Moderate Pool Stage   29.0 ft
: Flood Pool Stage      25.0 ft
: Action Pool Stage     19.4 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 16                           /  19.2
:     Apr 17   /  19.0 /  19.0 /  18.9 /  18.7
:     Apr 18   /  18.7 /  18.5 /  18.5
:
: Latest Observed Pool Stage 18.5 ft at 915am EDT on Thu, Apr 18
:
.ER DSHP1 20240418 Z DC202404181338/DUE/DQG/DH18/HPIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 18 :                         /  18.5
.E2 : Apr 19 : /  18.5 /  18.6 /  18.6 /  18.6
.E3 : Apr 20 : /  18.5 /  18.4 /  18.3 /  18.2
.E4 : Apr 21 : /  18.1 /  18.0 /  17.9 /  17.8
.E5 : Apr 22 : /  17.7 /  17.5 /  17.4 /  17.3
.E6 : Apr 23 : /  17.2 /  17.1 /  17.0
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 15                           /  0.00
:     Apr 16   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 17   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.02
:     Apr 18   /  0.15 /  0.07 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 18                           /  0.00
:     Apr 19   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.04 /  0.07
:     Apr 20   /  0.02 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 15                           /  18.2
:     Apr 16   /  21.4 /  13.8 /   7.6 /  17.7
:     Apr 17   /  24.8 /  19.0 /  16.3 /  20.0
:     Apr 18   /  24.9 /  15.5 /  14.3 /  15.5
:     Apr 19   /  19.8 /  14.6 /  12.9 /  16.6
:     Apr 20   /  15.6 /  10.1 /   7.8
:____________________________________________________________________

: Montgomery Lock & Dam - Ohio River - PBZ
: Zero Datum 652.52 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Beaver County, PA
: Record Tailwater Stage     55.0 ft
: Major Tailwater Stage      38.0 ft
: Moderate Tailwater Stage   36.0 ft
: Flood Tailwater Stage      33.0 ft
: Action Tailwater Stage     23.3 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 16                           /  20.5
:     Apr 17   /  20.6 /  20.1 /  20.0 /  19.3
:     Apr 18   /  19.4 /  19.2 /  19.1E
: Observed values (above) with a trailing E indicate missing values
: that were replaced with estimates from model simulations.
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 19.1 ft at 700am EDT on Thu, Apr 18
:
.ER MGYP1 20240418 Z DC202404181338/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 18 :                         /  19.2
.E2 : Apr 19 : /  19.4 /  19.7 /  19.9 /  19.9
.E3 : Apr 20 : /  19.8 /  19.6 /  19.2 /  18.9
.E4 : Apr 21 : /  18.7 /  18.4 /  18.1 /  17.8
.E5 : Apr 22 : /  17.6 /  17.4 /  17.1 /  16.9
.E6 : Apr 23 : /  16.7 /  16.4 /  16.2
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 15                           /  0.00
:     Apr 16   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 17   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.01 /  0.04
:     Apr 18   /  0.16 /  0.02 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 18                           /  0.00
:     Apr 19   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.03 /  0.08
:     Apr 20   /  0.02 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 15                           /  17.5
:     Apr 16   /  21.2 /  12.9 /   7.2 /  17.6
:     Apr 17   /  24.8 /  19.0 /  16.6 /  19.4
:     Apr 18   /  24.4 /  15.1 /  13.7 /  15.2
:     Apr 19   /  19.6 /  14.3 /  13.0 /  16.1
:     Apr 20   /  15.3 /   9.6 /   7.6
:____________________________________________________________________

: New Cumberland L&D - Ohio River - PBZ
: Zero Datum 632.0 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Hancock County, WV
: Record Tailwater Stage     54.3 ft
: Major Tailwater Stage      39.0 ft
: Moderate Tailwater Stage   38.0 ft
: Flood Tailwater Stage      36.0 ft
: Action Tailwater Stage     26.6 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 16                           /  24.2
:     Apr 17   /  24.1 /  23.9 /  23.6 /  23.2
:     Apr 18   /  22.7 /  22.5 /  22.2
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 22.2 ft at 900am EDT on Thu, Apr 18
:
.ER NCUW2 20240418 Z DC202404181338/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 18 :                         /  22.2
.E2 : Apr 19 : /  22.4 /  22.6 /  22.8 /  22.8
.E3 : Apr 20 : /  22.8 /  22.6 /  22.3 /  22.0
.E4 : Apr 21 : /  21.8 /  21.5 /  21.2 /  20.9
.E5 : Apr 22 : /  20.6 /  20.3 /  19.9 /  19.6
.E6 : Apr 23 : /  19.3 /  19.0 /  18.8
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 15                           /  0.00
:     Apr 16   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 17   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.04
:     Apr 18   /  0.23 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 18                           /  0.00
:     Apr 19   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.02 /  0.09
:     Apr 20   /  0.02 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 15                           /  17.4
:     Apr 16   /  21.3 /  13.2 /   7.9 /  17.6
:     Apr 17   /  24.9 /  19.0 /  17.1 /  19.3
:     Apr 18   /  23.5 /  14.7 /  13.3 /  15.2
:     Apr 19   /  19.8 /  14.5 /  13.5 /  15.7
:     Apr 20   /  15.2 /   9.6 /   7.4
:____________________________________________________________________

: Wellsburg - Ohio River - PBZ
: Zero Datum 618.63 ft (Vertical Datum Unknown)
: Brooke County, WV
: Record River Stage     54.6 ft
: Major River Stage      41.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   39.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      36.0 ft
: Action River Stage     28.2 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 16                           /  29.4E
:     Apr 17   /  29.2E/  29.0E/  28.7E/  28.5E
:     Apr 18   /  28.3E/  28.1E/  28.0E
: Observed values (above) with a trailing E indicate missing values
: that were replaced with estimates from model simulations.
:
: Latest Observed River Stage MISSING
:
.ER WELW2 20240418 Z DC202404181338/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 18 :                         /  27.8
.E2 : Apr 19 : /  27.8 /  27.9 /  28.0 /  28.1
.E3 : Apr 20 : /  28.1 /  28.0 /  27.8 /  27.7
.E4 : Apr 21 : /  27.6 /  27.5 /  27.4 /  27.3
.E5 : Apr 22 : /  27.2 /  27.1 /  27.0 /  26.9
.E6 : Apr 23 : /  26.8 /  26.7 /  26.6
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 15                           /  0.00
:     Apr 16   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 17   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.02 /  0.01
:     Apr 18   /  0.24 /  0.10 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 18                           /  0.00
:     Apr 19   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.05 /  0.09
:     Apr 20   /  0.03 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 15                           /  20.7
:     Apr 16   /  22.6 /  14.5 /   8.0 /  19.3
:     Apr 17   /  25.5 /  18.6 /  17.2 /  20.5
:     Apr 18   /  24.6 /  15.2 /  14.1 /  15.7
:     Apr 19   /  20.3 /  14.6 /  13.5 /  16.6
:     Apr 20   /  15.7 /   9.8 /   7.4
:____________________________________________________________________

: Pike Island L&D - Ohio River - PBZ
: Zero Datum 611.0 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Ohio County, WV
: Record Tailwater Stage     47.7 ft
: Major Tailwater Stage      43.0 ft
: Moderate Tailwater Stage   39.0 ft
: Flood Tailwater Stage      37.0 ft
: Action Tailwater Stage     26.4 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 16                           /  26.3
:     Apr 17   /  25.5 /  25.3 /  24.9 /  24.4
:     Apr 18   /  23.7 /  23.7 /  23.5
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 23.5 ft at 800am EDT on Thu, Apr 18
:
.ER WHLW2 20240418 Z DC202404181338/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 18 :                         /  23.5
.E2 : Apr 19 : /  23.6 /  23.8 /  24.0 /  24.1
.E3 : Apr 20 : /  24.1 /  23.9 /  23.7 /  23.3
.E4 : Apr 21 : /  23.0 /  22.7 /  22.4 /  22.0
.E5 : Apr 22 : /  21.6 /  21.3 /  20.9 /  20.5
.E6 : Apr 23 : /  20.2 /  19.8 /  19.5
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 15                           /  0.00
:     Apr 16   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 17   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.02 /  0.01
:     Apr 18   /  0.24 /  0.10 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 18                           /  0.00
:     Apr 19   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.05 /  0.09
:     Apr 20   /  0.03 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 15                           /  20.7
:     Apr 16   /  22.6 /  14.5 /   8.0 /  19.3
:     Apr 17   /  25.5 /  18.6 /  17.2 /  20.5
:     Apr 18   /  24.6 /  15.2 /  14.1 /  15.7
:     Apr 19   /  20.3 /  14.6 /  13.5 /  16.6
:     Apr 20   /  15.7 /   9.8 /   7.4
:____________________________________________________________________

: Wheeling - Ohio River - PBZ
: Zero Datum 608.1 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Ohio County, WV
: Record River Stage     55.2 ft
: Major River Stage      42.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   40.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      36.0 ft
: Action River Stage     26.7 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 16                           /  26.4
:     Apr 17   /  25.4 /  25.3 /  25.0 /  24.6
:     Apr 18   /  24.1 /  23.9 /  23.7
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 23.6 ft at 830am EDT on Thu, Apr 18
:
.ER WLGW2 20240418 Z DC202404181338/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 18 :                         /  23.6
.E2 : Apr 19 : /  23.7 /  23.9 /  24.2 /  24.3
.E3 : Apr 20 : /  24.3 /  24.2 /  23.9 /  23.5
.E4 : Apr 21 : /  23.2 /  23.0 /  22.7 /  22.3
.E5 : Apr 22 : /  22.0 /  21.7 /  21.3 /  20.9
.E6 : Apr 23 : /  20.6 /  20.3 /  20.0
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 15                           /  0.00
:     Apr 16   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 17   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.02 /  0.01
:     Apr 18   /  0.19 /  0.03 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 18                           /  0.00
:     Apr 19   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.05 /  0.09
:     Apr 20   /  0.03 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 15                           /  21.3
:     Apr 16   /  23.1 /  14.6 /   8.6 /  19.7
:     Apr 17   /  25.8 /  19.2 /  17.6 /  20.5
:     Apr 18   /  24.6 /  15.4 /  14.1 /  15.9
:     Apr 19   /  20.6 /  14.8 /  13.7 /  16.6
:     Apr 20   /  15.8 /   9.8 /   7.4
:____________________________________________________________________

: Hannibal Dam - Ohio River - PBZ
: Zero Datum 590.0 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Monroe County, OH
: Record Tailwater Stage     41.9 ft
: Major Tailwater Stage      40.0 ft
: Moderate Tailwater Stage   37.0 ft
: Flood Tailwater Stage      35.0 ft
: Action Tailwater Stage     24.8 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 16                           /  23.6
:     Apr 17   /  22.7 /  22.1 /  21.8 /  21.6
:     Apr 18   /  21.2 /  20.7 /  20.6
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 20.5 ft at 900am EDT on Thu, Apr 18
:
.ER HANO1 20240418 Z DC202404181338/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 18 :                         /  20.5
.E2 : Apr 19 : /  20.4 /  20.5 /  20.6 /  20.7
.E3 : Apr 20 : /  20.7 /  20.6 /  20.5 /  20.1
.E4 : Apr 21 : /  19.8 /  19.6 /  19.3 /  18.9
.E5 : Apr 22 : /  18.6 /  18.2 /  17.9 /  17.6
.E6 : Apr 23 : /  17.3 /  17.0 /  16.7
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 15                           /  0.00
:     Apr 16   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 17   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.03 /  0.07
:     Apr 18   /  0.04 /  0.26 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 18                           /  0.00
:     Apr 19   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.03 /  0.13
:     Apr 20   /  0.08 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 15                           /  21.6
:     Apr 16   /  24.0 /  16.2 /  11.4 /  20.6
:     Apr 17   /  26.3 /  20.2 /  18.6 /  20.3
:     Apr 18   /  25.5 /  15.9 /  13.9 /  16.2
:     Apr 19   /  20.9 /  15.6 /  14.3 /  17.0
:     Apr 20   /  16.2 /  11.0 /   7.9
:____________________________________________________________________
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