River Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
005 FGUS51 KTIR 031918 RVFLIK River Forecast NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH 3:17pm EDT Thursday, April 3, 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 : Blue Licks Spring - Licking River - LMK : Zero Datum 560.99 ft (NGVD 1929) : Nicholas County, KY : Record River Stage 47.6 ft : Major River Stage 45.0 ft : Moderate River Stage 42.0 ft : Flood River Stage 25.0 ft : Action River Stage 23.0 ft : : Time series data are in 6-hour increments. : : Rise above flood river stage around 2AM EDT on Fri, Apr 4 .AR BLSK2 20250405 Z DC202504031917/DUE/DQG/DH12/HGIFFX :crest: 33.3 : Crest near 33.3 ft around 8AM EDT on Sat, Apr 5 .AR BLSK2 20250406 Z DC202504031517/DUE/DQG/DH20/HGIFFX :crest: 33.5 : Crest near 33.5 ft around 8PM EDT on Sun, Apr 6 : Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Apr 02 / 13.4 / 13.8 / 13.5 / 12.6 : Apr 03 / 11.4 / 10.3 / 17.2 / 19.5 : : Latest Observed River Stage 19.5 ft at 200pm EDT on Thu, Apr 3 : .ER BLSK2 20250404 Z DC202504031917/DUE/DQG/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Apr 04 : / 21.1 / 25.1 / 27.8 / 30.3 .E2 : Apr 05 : / 32.3 / 33.0 / 33.3 / 31.8 .E3 : Apr 06 : / 30.9 / 31.4 / 32.4 / 33.1 .E4 : Apr 07 : / 33.5 / 33.3 / 33.0 / 31.2 .E5 : Apr 08 : / 30.0 / 28.8 / 27.4 / 26.1 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Apr 01 / 0.01 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Apr 02 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Apr 03 / 0.00 / 0.05 / 1.54 / 0.19 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (66 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Apr 04 / 0.47 / 0.87 / 0.71 / 0.27 : Apr 05 / 0.13 / 0.06 / 0.05 / 0.05 : Apr 06 / 0.18 / 0.87 / 0.89 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (138 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Apr 01 / 8.0 / 5.4 / 4.5 / 6.2 : Apr 02 / 11.8 / 8.4 / 7.9 / 20.3 : Apr 03 / 26.8 / 24.9 / 18.2 / 17.7 : Apr 04 / 17.8 / 15.3 / 14.2 / 17.5 : Apr 05 / 20.7 / 19.3 / 19.9 / 23.4 : Apr 06 / 23.8 / 18.1 / 14.0 :____________________________________________________________________ : Mount Olivet - North Fork Licking R - ILN : Zero Datum 0.0 ft (NAVD 88) : Bracken County, KY : Record River Stage MISSING : Major River Stage 33.0 ft : Moderate River Stage 26.0 ft : Flood River Stage 20.0 ft : Action River Stage 17.0 ft : : Time series data are in 6-hour increments. : : Rise above flood river stage around 4AM EDT on Fri, Apr 4 .AR MTOK2 20250405 Z DC202504031917/DUE/DQG/DH06/HGIFFX :crest: 25.5 : Crest near 25.5 ft around 2AM EDT on Sat, Apr 5 : Fall below flood level around 4AM EDT on Tue, Apr 8 : Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Apr 02 / 7.4 / 6.6 / 6.1 / 5.7 : Apr 03 / 5.4 / 5.2 / 15.7 / 16.6 : : Latest Observed River Stage 16.5 ft at 245pm EDT on Thu, Apr 3 : .ER MTOK2 20250404 Z DC202504031917/DUE/DQG/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Apr 04 : / 16.4 / 18.9 / 21.9 / 23.8 .E2 : Apr 05 : / 24.9 / 25.5 / 25.5 / 24.9 .E3 : Apr 06 : / 24.6 / 24.2 / 24.0 / 23.9 .E4 : Apr 07 : / 23.4 / 23.1 / 22.7 / 22.2 .E5 : Apr 08 : / 21.7 / 20.6 / 18.4 / 14.3 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Apr 01 / 0.01 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Apr 02 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Apr 03 / 0.00 / 0.22 / 1.26 / 0.07 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (66 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Apr 04 / 0.42 / 0.92 / 0.59 / 0.17 : Apr 05 / 0.16 / 0.08 / 0.10 / 0.08 : Apr 06 / 0.27 / 1.07 / 0.81 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (138 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Apr 01 / 7.7 / 5.2 / 4.3 / 6.1 : Apr 02 / 11.7 / 7.9 / 7.1 / 19.4 : Apr 03 / 26.2 / 24.3 / 17.4 / 17.7 : Apr 04 / 17.2 / 14.4 / 13.3 / 15.6 : Apr 05 / 18.9 / 18.3 / 19.4 / 22.4 : Apr 06 / 22.5 / 16.7 / 12.6 :____________________________________________________________________ : McKinneysburg - Licking River - ILN : Zero Datum 520.83 ft (USGS) : Pendleton County, KY : Record River Stage 55.2 ft : Major River Stage 50.0 ft : Moderate River Stage 42.0 ft : Flood River Stage 35.0 ft : Action River Stage 30.0 ft : : Time series data are in 6-hour increments. : : Rise above flood river stage around 8AM EDT on Fri, Apr 4 .AR MKBK2 20250405 Z DC202504031917/DUE/DQG/DH06/HGIFFX :crest: 39.6 : Crest near 39.6 ft around 2AM EDT on Sat, Apr 5 .AR MKBK2 20250406 Z DC202504031517/DUE/DQG/DH20/HGIFFX :crest: 41.0 : Crest near 41.2 ft around 8PM EDT on Sun, Apr 6 : Fall below flood level around 2AM EDT on Tue, Apr 8 : Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Apr 02 / 11.2 / 12.1 / 12.5 / 12.4 : Apr 03 / 11.9 / 11.2 / 16.9 / 22.3 : : Latest Observed River Stage 22.6 ft at 245pm EDT on Thu, Apr 3 : .ER MKBK2 20250404 Z DC202504031917/DUE/DQG/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Apr 04 : / 26.3 / 31.8 / 35.0 / 37.2 .E2 : Apr 05 : / 38.9 / 39.6 / 39.2 / 38.3 .E3 : Apr 06 : / 38.3 / 39.0 / 40.0 / 41.0 .E4 : Apr 07 : / 41.0 / 40.5 / 39.6 / 38.2 .E5 : Apr 08 : / 36.8 / 35.1 / 33.5 / 30.6 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Apr 01 / 0.01 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Apr 02 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Apr 03 / 0.00 / 0.32 / 1.13 / 0.06 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (66 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Apr 04 / 0.43 / 0.96 / 0.58 / 0.18 : Apr 05 / 0.16 / 0.08 / 0.11 / 0.10 : Apr 06 / 0.29 / 1.11 / 0.82 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (138 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Apr 01 / 7.6 / 5.2 / 4.3 / 6.0 : Apr 02 / 11.5 / 8.2 / 7.4 / 19.6 : Apr 03 / 26.5 / 24.2 / 17.4 / 17.6 : Apr 04 / 17.2 / 14.4 / 13.3 / 16.0 : Apr 05 / 19.5 / 18.7 / 19.5 / 22.3 : Apr 06 / 22.5 / 16.7 / 12.4 :____________________________________________________________________ : Cynthiana - South Fork Licking River - LMK : Zero Datum 688.52 ft (NGVD 1929) : Harrison County, KY : Record River Stage 28.5 ft : Major River Stage 23.0 ft : Moderate River Stage 22.0 ft : Flood River Stage 20.0 ft : Action River Stage 19.0 ft : : Time series data are in 6-hour increments. : : Rise above flood river stage around 6PM EDT on Fri, Apr 4 : Rise above flood river stage around 5PM EDT on Sun, Apr 6 .AR CYNK2 20250405 Z DC202504031917/DUE/DQG/DH06/HGIFFX :crest: 20.8 : Crest near 20.8 ft around 2AM EDT on Sat, Apr 5 .AR CYNK2 20250406 Z DC202504031517/DUE/DQG/DH20/HGIFFX :crest: 20.4 : Crest near 20.4 ft around 8PM EDT on Sun, Apr 6 : Fall below flood level around 10AM EDT on Sat, Apr 5 : Fall below flood level around 4AM EDT on Mon, Apr 7 : Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Apr 02 / 5.9 / 6.0 / 6.0 / 5.8 : Apr 03 / 5.8 / 5.8 / 8.7 / 12.0 : : Latest Observed River Stage 12.2 ft at 230pm EDT on Thu, Apr 3 : .ER CYNK2 20250404 Z DC202504031917/DUE/DQG/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Apr 04 : / 13.8 / 16.1 / 18.3 / 19.6 .E2 : Apr 05 : / 20.3 / 20.8 / 20.3 / 19.1 .E3 : Apr 06 : / 17.9 / 17.3 / 18.5 / 19.6 .E4 : Apr 07 : / 20.4 / 20.3 / 19.2 / 17.5 .E5 : Apr 08 : / 15.2 / 13.7 / 11.8 / 10.3 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Apr 01 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Apr 02 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Apr 03 / 0.00 / 0.14 / 1.46 / 0.18 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (66 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Apr 04 / 0.47 / 0.88 / 0.73 / 0.30 : Apr 05 / 0.11 / 0.05 / 0.07 / 0.08 : Apr 06 / 0.25 / 1.06 / 0.91 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (138 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Apr 01 / 7.7 / 5.3 / 4.3 / 6.4 : Apr 02 / 11.5 / 8.0 / 7.3 / 20.0 : Apr 03 / 26.1 / 23.8 / 17.4 / 17.7 : Apr 04 / 17.5 / 14.5 / 13.9 / 17.6 : Apr 05 / 20.9 / 19.4 / 19.6 / 22.8 : Apr 06 / 23.1 / 17.1 / 13.1 :____________________________________________________________________ : Falmouth - Licking River - ILN : Zero Datum 510.39 ft (NGVD 1929) : Pendleton County, KY : Record River Stage 51.8 ft : Major River Stage 41.0 ft : Moderate River Stage 37.0 ft : Flood River Stage 33.0 ft : Action River Stage 23.0 ft : : Time series data are in 6-hour increments. : : Rise above flood river stage around 3AM EDT on Sat, Apr 5 .AR FLMK2 20250407 Z DC202504031917/DUE/DQG/DH06/HGIFFX :crest: 36.5 : Crest near 36.5 ft around 2AM EDT on Mon, Apr 7 : Fall below flood level around 7PM EDT on Mon, Apr 7 : Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Apr 02 / 5.8 / 6.2 / 6.5 / 6.6 : Apr 03 / 6.4 / 6.1 / 9.7 / 15.8 : : Latest Observed River Stage 16.4 ft at 300pm EDT on Thu, Apr 3 : .ER FLMK2 20250404 Z DC202504031917/DUE/DQG/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Apr 04 : / 18.8 / 22.5 / 26.0 / 29.0 .E2 : Apr 05 : / 31.0 / 32.9 / 33.7 / 33.7 .E3 : Apr 06 : / 33.9 / 34.5 / 35.0 / 35.7 .E4 : Apr 07 : / 36.3 / 36.5 / 36.0 / 34.7 .E5 : Apr 08 : / 32.7 / 30.0 / 27.2 / 24.6 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Apr 01 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Apr 02 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Apr 03 / 0.00 / 0.42 / 0.78 / 0.01 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (66 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Apr 04 / 0.39 / 0.96 / 0.45 / 0.15 : Apr 05 / 0.20 / 0.11 / 0.14 / 0.13 : Apr 06 / 0.36 / 1.21 / 0.73 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (138 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Apr 01 / 7.6 / 5.1 / 4.1 / 6.1 : Apr 02 / 11.4 / 8.4 / 7.4 / 18.8 : Apr 03 / 26.7 / 23.6 / 17.6 / 17.7 : Apr 04 / 17.0 / 13.9 / 12.8 / 15.0 : Apr 05 / 18.6 / 18.5 / 19.3 / 21.7 : Apr 06 / 21.6 / 15.8 / 11.3 :____________________________________________________________________ : Catawba - Licking River - ILN : Zero Datum 500.01 ft (NGVD29) : Pendleton County, KY : Record River Stage MISSING : Major River Stage MISSING : Moderate River Stage MISSING : Flood River Stage MISSING : Action River Stage 33.0 ft : : Time series data are in 6-hour increments. : .AR CATK2 20250405 Z DC202504031917/DUE/DQG/DH12/HGIFFX :crest: 40.2 : Crest near 40.2 ft around 8AM EDT on Sat, Apr 5 .AR CATK2 20250407 Z DC202504031517/DUE/DQG/DH02/HGIFFX :crest: 44.0 : Crest near 44.0 ft around 2AM EDT on Mon, Apr 7 : Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Apr 02 / 10.3 / 10.7 / 11.1 / 11.3 : Apr 03 / 11.1 / 10.8 / 13.8 / 20.2 : : Latest Observed River Stage 20.2 ft at 200pm EDT on Thu, Apr 3 : .ER CATK2 20250404 Z DC202504031917/DUE/DQG/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Apr 04 : / 23.5 / 28.0 / 31.4 / 34.3 .E2 : Apr 05 : / 37.3 / 39.3 / 40.2 / 40.0 .E3 : Apr 06 : / 39.0 / 39.4 / 40.7 / 42.1 .E4 : Apr 07 : / 43.5 / 44.0 / 43.3 / 41.7 .E5 : Apr 08 : / 39.3 / 36.5 / 33.1 / 30.1 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Apr 01 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Apr 02 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Apr 03 / 0.00 / 0.42 / 0.78 / 0.01 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (66 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Apr 04 / 0.39 / 0.96 / 0.45 / 0.15 : Apr 05 / 0.20 / 0.11 / 0.14 / 0.13 : Apr 06 / 0.36 / 1.21 / 0.73 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (138 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Apr 01 / 7.6 / 5.1 / 4.1 / 6.1 : Apr 02 / 11.4 / 8.4 / 7.4 / 18.8 : Apr 03 / 26.7 / 23.6 / 17.6 / 17.7 : Apr 04 / 17.0 / 13.9 / 12.8 / 15.0 : Apr 05 / 18.6 / 18.5 / 19.3 / 21.7 : Apr 06 / 21.6 / 15.8 / 11.3 :____________________________________________________________________ $$ : Noel :...END of MESSAGE...