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River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
10:09am EDT Monday, May 6, 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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: 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
:     May 04                           /  14.1
:     May 05   /  14.0 /  14.3 /  14.2 /  14.9
:     May 06   /  15.1 /  15.1 /  14.8
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 15.3 ft at 1000am EDT on Mon, May 6
:
.ER RACW2 20240506 Z DC202405061409/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 06 :                         /  14.9
.E2 : May 07 : /  14.9 /  14.8 /  14.9 /  14.8
.E3 : May 08 : /  14.7 /  14.6 /  14.7 /  14.9
.E4 : May 09 : /  15.1 /  15.2 /  15.2 /  15.2
.E5 : May 10 : /  14.9 /  14.6 /  14.3 /  14.0
.E6 : May 11 : /  13.7 /  13.7 /  13.7
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 03                           /  0.00
:     May 04   /  0.04 /  0.01 /  0.15 /  0.12
:     May 05   /  0.16 /  0.04 /  0.10 /  0.19
:     May 06   /  0.36 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 06                           /  0.05
:     May 07   /  0.32 /  0.03 /  0.03 /  0.02
:     May 08   /  0.12 /  0.38 /  0.06
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 03                           /  23.1
:     May 04   /  24.4 /  18.9 /  17.6 /  19.3
:     May 05   /  20.8 /  18.5 /  17.1 /  21.7
:     May 06   /  23.1 /  17.9 /  16.2 /  21.4
:     May 07   /  21.7 /  17.9 /  16.8 /  22.0
:     May 08   /  25.0 /  19.4 /  18.1
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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
:     May 04                           /  25.1
:     May 05   /  25.0 /  25.2 /  25.3 /  25.3
:     May 06   /  25.4 /  25.4 /  25.2
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 25.2 ft at 1000am EDT on Mon, May 6
:
.ER POPW2 20240506 Z DC202405061409/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 06 :                         /  25.2
.E2 : May 07 : /  25.2 /  25.2 /  25.2 /  25.2
.E3 : May 08 : /  25.2 /  25.3 /  25.3 /  25.3
.E4 : May 09 : /  25.4 /  25.4 /  25.5 /  25.5
.E5 : May 10 : /  25.4 /  25.4 /  25.3 /  25.2
.E6 : May 11 : /  25.2 /  25.1 /  25.1
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 03                           /  0.00
:     May 04   /  0.07 /  0.01 /  0.18 /  0.20
:     May 05   /  0.14 /  0.10 /  0.11 /  0.05
:     May 06   /  0.31 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 06                           /  0.07
:     May 07   /  0.25 /  0.09 /  0.04 /  0.01
:     May 08   /  0.16 /  0.31 /  0.07
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 03                           /  23.1
:     May 04   /  23.8 /  19.3 /  18.1 /  19.4
:     May 05   /  20.8 /  18.6 /  17.4 /  22.2
:     May 06   /  23.6 /  18.4 /  16.6 /  21.4
:     May 07   /  21.7 /  17.9 /  16.8 /  22.4
:     May 08   /  25.0 /  19.5 /  18.0
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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
:     May 04                           /  14.9
:     May 05   /  14.4 /  14.7 /  14.7 /  15.5
:     May 06   /  16.2 /  16.3 /  16.3
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 16.4 ft at 1000am EDT on Mon, May 6
:
.ER GALW2 20240506 Z DC202405061409/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 06 :                         /  17.0
.E2 : May 07 : /  17.7 /  17.8 /  18.0 /  18.1
.E3 : May 08 : /  18.1 /  18.2 /  18.6 /  19.2
.E4 : May 09 : /  19.7 /  20.1 /  20.4 /  20.5
.E5 : May 10 : /  20.2 /  19.6 /  19.0 /  18.3
.E6 : May 11 : /  17.8 /  17.3 /  16.8
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 03                           /  0.00
:     May 04   /  0.09 /  0.00 /  0.13 /  0.18
:     May 05   /  0.06 /  0.08 /  0.15 /  0.02
:     May 06   /  0.49 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 06                           /  0.18
:     May 07   /  0.24 /  0.06 /  0.05 /  0.02
:     May 08   /  0.21 /  0.23 /  0.07
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 03                           /  23.6
:     May 04   /  23.0 /  19.4 /  18.4 /  19.3
:     May 05   /  20.9 /  19.0 /  17.7 /  22.5
:     May 06   /  24.3 /  19.1 /  17.5 /  21.4
:     May 07   /  21.8 /  18.2 /  17.1 /  22.7
:     May 08   /  25.1 /  20.0 /  18.3
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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
:     May 04                           /  25.6
:     May 05   /  25.6 /  25.4 /  25.6 /  25.8
:     May 06   /  26.1 /  26.0 /  26.0
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 26.0 ft at 1000am EDT on Mon, May 6
:
.ER HNTW2 20240506 Z DC202405061409/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 06 :                         /  26.0
.E2 : May 07 : /  26.1 /  26.1 /  26.1 /  26.1
.E3 : May 08 : /  26.1 /  26.1 /  26.1 /  26.2
.E4 : May 09 : /  26.3 /  26.4 /  26.5 /  26.6
.E5 : May 10 : /  26.6 /  26.5 /  26.3 /  26.2
.E6 : May 11 : /  26.1 /  25.9 /  25.8
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 03                           /  0.00
:     May 04   /  0.07 /  0.01 /  0.14 /  0.29
:     May 05   /  0.26 /  0.15 /  0.05 /  0.01
:     May 06   /  0.28 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 06                           /  0.06
:     May 07   /  0.22 /  0.06 /  0.05 /  0.02
:     May 08   /  0.25 /  0.20 /  0.09
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 03                           /  23.8
:     May 04   /  23.6 /  19.5 /  18.3 /  19.7
:     May 05   /  20.7 /  18.8 /  17.5 /  23.1
:     May 06   /  24.4 /  19.3 /  17.1 /  21.5
:     May 07   /  21.9 /  18.2 /  17.0 /  23.0
:     May 08   /  25.5 /  19.9 /  18.2
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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
:     May 04                           /  34.2
:     May 05   /  34.1 /  34.1 /  34.2 /  34.2
:     May 06   /  34.5 /  34.4 /  34.3
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 34.2 ft at 1000am EDT on Mon, May 6
:
.ER ASHK2 20240506 Z DC202405061409/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 06 :                         /  34.4
.E2 : May 07 : /  34.5 /  34.6 /  34.6 /  34.6
.E3 : May 08 : /  34.6 /  34.6 /  34.6 /  34.7
.E4 : May 09 : /  34.7 /  34.8 /  34.8 /  34.8
.E5 : May 10 : /  34.8 /  34.8 /  34.7 /  34.7
.E6 : May 11 : /  34.6 /  34.6 /  34.5
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 03                           /  0.00
:     May 04   /  0.03 /  0.00 /  0.10 /  0.47
:     May 05   /  0.25 /  0.08 /  0.00 /  0.01
:     May 06   /  0.23 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 06                           /  0.05
:     May 07   /  0.26 /  0.13 /  0.03 /  0.02
:     May 08   /  0.22 /  0.19 /  0.06
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 03                           /  23.8
:     May 04   /  23.0 /  19.6 /  18.6 /  20.1
:     May 05   /  21.4 /  19.3 /  17.7 /  23.2
:     May 06   /  25.0 /  20.2 /  17.6 /  21.4
:     May 07   /  22.0 /  18.8 /  17.5 /  23.3
:     May 08   /  25.9 /  20.7 /  18.7
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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
:     May 04                           /   4.7
:     May 05   /   4.7 /   5.4 /   5.5 /   5.3
:     May 06   /   5.2 /   5.1 /   5.0
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 5.0 ft at 900am EDT on Mon, May 6
:
.ER GYNK2 20240506 Z DC202405061409/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 06 :                         /   4.9
.E2 : May 07 : /   5.5 /   7.2 /   7.9 /   7.5
.E3 : May 08 : /   7.5 /   8.6 /   9.0 /   8.5
.E4 : May 09 : /   7.9 /   7.3 /   6.8 /   6.3
.E5 : May 10 : /   6.0 /   5.8 /   5.6 /   5.4
.E6 : May 11 : /   5.3 /   5.2 /   5.1
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 03                           /  0.00
:     May 04   /  0.06 /  0.01 /  0.03 /  0.17
:     May 05   /  0.16 /  0.05 /  0.00 /  0.01
:     May 06   /  0.21 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 06                           /  0.08
:     May 07   /  0.24 /  0.16 /  0.03 /  0.02
:     May 08   /  0.22 /  0.17 /  0.05
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 03                           /  22.7
:     May 04   /  22.1 /  19.3 /  18.3 /  20.2
:     May 05   /  22.0 /  19.2 /  17.2 /  22.2
:     May 06   /  25.0 /  20.4 /  17.6 /  20.7
:     May 07   /  21.6 /  18.9 /  17.6 /  23.0
:     May 08   /  25.5 /  21.1 /  18.8
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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
:     May 04                           /  16.7
:     May 05   /  16.2 /  16.2 /  16.4 /  16.7
:     May 06   /  17.9 /  18.3 /  18.4
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 18.4 ft at 945am EDT on Mon, May 6
:
.ER GNUK2 20240506 Z DC202405061409/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 06 :                         /  18.4
.E2 : May 07 : /  18.5 /  18.9 /  19.4 /  19.7
.E3 : May 08 : /  19.9 /  20.1 /  20.3 /  20.5
.E4 : May 09 : /  20.9 /  21.5 /  22.0 /  22.3
.E5 : May 10 : /  22.5 /  22.5 /  22.1 /  21.5
.E6 : May 11 : /  20.8 /  20.1 /  19.3
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 03                           /  0.00
:     May 04   /  0.09 /  0.01 /  0.05 /  0.20
:     May 05   /  0.14 /  0.43 /  0.01 /  0.00
:     May 06   /  0.11 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 06                           /  0.08
:     May 07   /  0.20 /  0.08 /  0.04 /  0.02
:     May 08   /  0.28 /  0.17 /  0.05
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 03                           /  22.8
:     May 04   /  22.0 /  19.5 /  18.4 /  19.9
:     May 05   /  21.4 /  19.1 /  17.4 /  22.7
:     May 06   /  25.3 /  20.1 /  17.6 /  21.1
:     May 07   /  21.9 /  18.8 /  17.4 /  23.0
:     May 08   /  25.5 /  20.8 /  18.5
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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
:     May 04                           /  17.5
:     May 05   /  17.1 /  17.2 /  17.6 /  17.9
:     May 06   /  18.3 /  18.6 /  18.7
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 18.7 ft at 1000am EDT on Mon, May 6
:
.ER PORO1 20240506 Z DC202405061409/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 06 :                         /  18.7
.E2 : May 07 : /  18.7 /  19.1 /  19.5 /  19.6
.E3 : May 08 : /  19.7 /  19.9 /  20.2 /  20.4
.E4 : May 09 : /  20.8 /  21.2 /  21.6 /  21.9
.E5 : May 10 : /  22.0 /  21.9 /  21.5 /  20.9
.E6 : May 11 : /  20.2 /  19.5 /  18.9
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 03                           /  0.01
:     May 04   /  0.09 /  0.05 /  0.23 /  0.14
:     May 05   /  0.28 /  0.43 /  0.00 /  0.02
:     May 06   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 06                           /  0.13
:     May 07   /  0.25 /  0.09 /  0.05 /  0.02
:     May 08   /  0.24 /  0.20 /  0.06
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 03                           /  22.5
:     May 04   /  22.1 /  19.5 /  18.2 /  19.3
:     May 05   /  21.0 /  18.5 /  17.4 /  21.7
:     May 06   /  25.1 /  19.7 /  17.3 /  20.8
:     May 07   /  21.5 /  18.8 /  17.6 /  22.6
:     May 08   /  25.1 /  20.6 /  18.4
:____________________________________________________________________
$$
: JEH
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