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River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
11:16am EDT Saturday, April 26, 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:
http://weather.gov/erh/mmefs


: Bowling Green - Barren River - LMK
: Zero Datum 409.83 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Warren County, KY
: Record River Stage     52.2 ft
: Major River Stage      45.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   32.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      28.0 ft
: Action River Stage     26.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 24                           /  12.3
:     Apr 25   /  12.3 /  12.3 /  12.2 /  12.3
:     Apr 26   /  12.4 /  12.4 /  12.2
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 12.2 ft at 1045am EDT on Sat, Apr 26
:
.ER BWGK2 20250426 Z DC202504261516/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 26 :                         /  12.2
.E2 : Apr 27 : /  12.2 /  12.2 /  12.2 /  12.1
.E3 : Apr 28 : /  12.1 /  12.1 /  12.0 /  12.0
.E4 : Apr 29 : /  12.0 /  12.0 /  12.0 /  12.0
.E5 : Apr 30 : /  12.0 /  11.9 /  11.9 /  11.9
.E6 : May 01 : /  11.9 /  11.9 /  11.9
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 23                           /  0.00
:     Apr 24   /  0.00 /  0.02 /  0.00 /  0.01
:     Apr 25   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.01 /  0.27
:     Apr 26   /  0.11 /  0.00 /  0.03
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 26                           /  0.00
:     Apr 27   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 23                           /  20.4
:     Apr 24   /  26.4 /  20.6 /  17.8 /  22.0
:     Apr 25   /  24.1 /  20.7 /  18.8 /  20.7
:     Apr 26   /  21.5 /  18.1 /  17.8 /  17.8
:     Apr 27   /  19.5 /  13.7 /  10.7 /  16.0
:     Apr 28   /  20.0 /  14.6 /  13.4
:____________________________________________________________________

: Mammoth Cave - Green River - LMK
: Zero Datum 409.35 ft (Vertical Datum Unknown)
: Edmonson County, KY
: Record River Stage   MISSING
: Major River Stage      62.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   57.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      32.0 ft
: Action River Stage     20.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
.AR MMCK2 20250427 Z DC202504261516/DUE/DQG/DH00/HGIFFX :crest: 21.8
: Crest near 21.8 ft around 8PM EDT on Sat, Apr 26
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 24                           /  20.8
:     Apr 25   /  21.1 /  21.3 /  21.7 /  21.9
:     Apr 26   /  21.9 /  21.9 /  21.8
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 21.8 ft at 1100am EDT on Sat, Apr 26
:
.ER MMCK2 20250426 Z DC202504261516/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 26 :                         /  21.8
.E2 : Apr 27 : /  21.8 /  21.8 /  21.7 /  21.6
.E3 : Apr 28 : /  21.5 /  21.4 /  21.3 /  21.2
.E4 : Apr 29 : /  21.1 /  21.0 /  20.9 /  20.8
.E5 : Apr 30 : /  20.7 /  20.6 /  20.5 /  20.4
.E6 : May 01 : /  20.3 /  20.3 /  20.2
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 23                           /  0.00
:     Apr 24   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.01
:     Apr 25   /  0.14 /  0.00 /  0.07 /  0.26
:     Apr 26   /  0.22 /  0.06 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 26                           /  0.00
:     Apr 27   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 23                           /  19.6
:     Apr 24   /  25.8 /  20.3 /  17.7 /  21.9
:     Apr 25   /  23.4 /  19.2 /  17.4 /  20.0
:     Apr 26   /  21.0 /  18.0 /  17.6 /  16.5
:     Apr 27   /  18.1 /  12.6 /   9.8 /  15.2
:     Apr 28   /  19.1 /  13.9 /  12.5
:____________________________________________________________________

: Rochester Ferry - Green River - LMK
: Zero Datum 351.97 ft (NAVD 88)
: Ohio County, KY
: Record River Stage     61.6 ft
: Major River Stage      50.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   45.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      37.0 ft
: Action River Stage     34.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
.AR RCHK2 20250429 Z DC202504261516/DUE/DQG/DH00/HGIFFX :crest: 35.3
: Crest near 35.3 ft around 8PM EDT on Mon, Apr 28
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 24                           /  34.0
:     Apr 25   /  34.2 /  34.3 /  34.5 /  34.6
:     Apr 26   /  34.7 /  34.8 /  34.9
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 35.0 ft at 1045am EDT on Sat, Apr 26
:
.ER RCHK2 20250426 Z DC202504261516/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 26 :                         /  35.0
.E2 : Apr 27 : /  35.1 /  35.1 /  35.2 /  35.2
.E3 : Apr 28 : /  35.3 /  35.3 /  35.3 /  35.3
.E4 : Apr 29 : /  35.3 /  35.3 /  35.3 /  35.3
.E5 : Apr 30 : /  35.3 /  35.3 /  35.2 /  35.2
.E6 : May 01 : /  35.2 /  35.1 /  35.1
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 23                           /  0.00
:     Apr 24   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 25   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.04 /  0.28
:     Apr 26   /  0.28 /  0.14 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 26                           /  0.00
:     Apr 27   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 23                           /  20.0
:     Apr 24   /  26.0 /  19.7 /  16.8 /  21.9
:     Apr 25   /  24.7 /  20.2 /  18.2 /  19.6
:     Apr 26   /  22.4 /  19.6 /  17.2 /  15.9
:     Apr 27   /  18.9 /  13.4 /  10.5 /  15.8
:     Apr 28   /  19.5 /  14.1 /  12.5
:____________________________________________________________________

: Paradise - Green River - PAH
: Zero Datum 363.19 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Muhlenberg County, KY
: Record River Stage    403.7 ft
: Major River Stage     400.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage  386.0 ft
: Flood River Stage     380.0 ft
: Action River Stage    378.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
: Fall below flood level around 6PM EDT on Wed, Apr 30
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 24                           / 383.2
:     Apr 25   / 383.0 / 382.8 / 382.6 / 382.5
:     Apr 26   / 382.3 / 382.2 / 382.1
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 382.0 ft at 1015am EDT on Sat, Apr 26
:
.ER PRDK2 20250426 Z DC202504261516/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 26 :                         / 381.9
.E2 : Apr 27 : / 381.8 / 381.6 / 381.5 / 381.4
.E3 : Apr 28 : / 381.3 / 381.2 / 381.0 / 380.9
.E4 : Apr 29 : / 380.8 / 380.7 / 380.6 / 380.5
.E5 : Apr 30 : / 380.4 / 380.3 / 380.2 / 380.1
.E6 : May 01 : / 380.0 / 379.9 / 379.8
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 23                           /  0.00
:     Apr 24   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 25   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.06 /  0.26
:     Apr 26   /  0.35 /  0.04 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 26                           /  0.00
:     Apr 27   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 23                           /  19.7
:     Apr 24   /  25.9 /  19.9 /  17.2 /  21.5
:     Apr 25   /  24.3 /  20.5 /  18.6 /  20.0
:     Apr 26   /  22.4 /  19.6 /  17.5 /  16.2
:     Apr 27   /  19.2 /  13.8 /  11.0 /  15.9
:     Apr 28   /  19.6 /  14.5 /  13.0
:____________________________________________________________________

: Dundee - Rough River - LMK
: Zero Datum 393.18 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Ohio County, KY
: Record River Stage     31.8 ft
: Major River Stage      30.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   28.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      25.0 ft
: Action River Stage     23.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
: Fall below flood level around 4AM EDT on Sun, Apr 27
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 24                           /  25.7
:     Apr 25   /  25.7 /  25.6 /  25.5 /  25.5
:     Apr 26   /  25.4 /  25.3 /  25.3
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 25.2 ft at 1100am EDT on Sat, Apr 26
:
.ER DUNK2 20250426 Z DC202504261516/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 26 :                         /  25.2
.E2 : Apr 27 : /  25.1 /  25.0 /  24.9 /  24.8
.E3 : Apr 28 : /  24.7 /  24.2 /  24.2 /  24.1
.E4 : Apr 29 : /  24.0 /  24.0 /  23.9 /  23.9
.E5 : Apr 30 : /  23.8 /  23.7 /  23.7 /  23.6
.E6 : May 01 : /  23.5 /  23.5 /  23.4
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 23                           /  0.00
:     Apr 24   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 25   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.03 /  0.48
:     Apr 26   /  0.16 /  0.13 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 26                           /  0.00
:     Apr 27   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 23                           /  20.1
:     Apr 24   /  26.0 /  19.1 /  15.9 /  21.6
:     Apr 25   /  24.9 /  19.0 /  17.4 /  19.1
:     Apr 26   /  21.8 /  19.1 /  15.9 /  14.6
:     Apr 27   /  18.0 /  12.3 /   9.6 /  15.4
:     Apr 28   /  18.9 /  13.6 /  11.9
:____________________________________________________________________

: Calhoun - Green River - PAH
: Zero Datum 353.95 ft (NGVD 1929)
: McLean County, KY
: Record Pool Stage     43.8 ft
: Major Pool Stage      32.0 ft
: Moderate Pool Stage   26.0 ft
: Flood Pool Stage      23.0 ft
: Action Pool Stage     18.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
: Fall below flood level around 12AM EDT on Sun, Apr 27
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 24                           /  26.4
:     Apr 25   /  26.0 /  25.6 /  25.2 /  24.9
:     Apr 26   /  24.6 /  24.3 /  24.0
:
: Latest Observed Pool Stage 23.8 ft at 1100am EDT on Sat, Apr 26
:
.ER CALK2 20250426 Z DC202504261516/DUE/DQG/DH18/HPIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 26 :                         /  23.6
.E2 : Apr 27 : /  23.2 /  22.9 /  22.7 /  22.5
.E3 : Apr 28 : /  22.3 /  22.1 /  22.0 /  21.8
.E4 : Apr 29 : /  21.7 /  21.6 /  21.5 /  21.4
.E5 : Apr 30 : /  21.3 /  21.3 /  21.2 /  21.2
.E6 : May 01 : /  21.1 /  21.0 /  21.0
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 23                           /  0.00
:     Apr 24   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 25   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.38 /  0.51
:     Apr 26   /  0.16 /  0.18 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 26                           /  0.00
:     Apr 27   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 23                           /  20.7
:     Apr 24   /  25.9 /  19.6 /  16.3 /  21.6
:     Apr 25   /  25.2 /  21.1 /  18.8 /  19.7
:     Apr 26   /  22.9 /  19.6 /  16.0 /  14.4
:     Apr 27   /  18.1 /  13.3 /  10.6 /  15.9
:     Apr 28   /  19.1 /  14.3 /  12.8
:____________________________________________________________________
$$
: Fliehman
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