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RVFOHH
River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
11:10am EDT Monday, April 7, 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
:     Apr 05                           /  37.8
:     Apr 06   /  38.0 /  37.7 /  37.6 /  37.7
:     Apr 07   /  37.9 /  38.1 /  38.1
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 38.1 ft at 1100am EDT on Mon, Apr 7
:
.ER RACW2 20250407 Z DC202504071510/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 07 :                         /  38.0
.E2 : Apr 08 : /  37.7 /  37.4 /  37.0 /  36.4
.E3 : Apr 09 : /  35.8 /  34.9 /  34.0 /  33.1
.E4 : Apr 10 : /  32.2 /  31.1 /  30.1 /  29.2
.E5 : Apr 11 : /  28.3 /  27.2 /  26.3 /  25.6
.E6 : Apr 12 : /  24.9 /  24.3 /  23.8
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04                           /  0.08
:     Apr 05   /  0.07 /  0.02 /  0.03 /  0.05
:     Apr 06   /  0.10 /  0.33 /  0.27 /  0.11
:     Apr 07   /  0.07 /  0.13 /  0.13
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 07                           /  0.00
:     Apr 08   /  0.00 /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 09   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04                           /  12.4
:     Apr 05   /  13.6 /  13.8 /  14.4 /  19.4
:     Apr 06   /  19.8 /  15.9 /  12.3 /   8.1
:     Apr 07   /   6.6 /   4.1 /   2.7 /   6.5
:     Apr 08   /  11.5 /   4.2 /  -1.8 /   1.5
:     Apr 09   /   5.1 /  -0.9 /  -2.8
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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.
:
.AR POPW2 20250407 Z DC202504071510/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFFX :crest: 39.1
: Crest near 39.1 ft around 2PM EDT on Mon, Apr 7
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 05                           /  39.5
:     Apr 06   /  39.6 /  39.5 /  39.3 /  39.3
:     Apr 07   /  39.1 /  39.1 /  39.0
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 39.0 ft at 1100am EDT on Mon, Apr 7
:
.ER POPW2 20250407 Z DC202504071510/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 07 :                         /  39.1
.E2 : Apr 08 : /  39.0 /  39.0 /  38.7 /  38.2
.E3 : Apr 09 : /  37.7 /  37.1 /  36.5 /  35.6
.E4 : Apr 10 : /  34.8 /  33.9 /  33.1 /  32.3
.E5 : Apr 11 : /  31.4 /  30.6 /  29.8 /  29.4
.E6 : Apr 12 : /  29.1 /  28.8 /  28.5
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04                           /  0.17
:     Apr 05   /  0.08 /  0.01 /  0.05 /  0.05
:     Apr 06   /  0.07 /  0.34 /  0.29 /  0.11
:     Apr 07   /  0.06 /  0.14 /  0.13
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 07                           /  0.00
:     Apr 08   /  0.00 /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 09   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04                           /  12.7
:     Apr 05   /  13.7 /  13.8 /  14.2 /  19.0
:     Apr 06   /  19.5 /  16.1 /  12.4 /   8.3
:     Apr 07   /   6.8 /   4.1 /   2.8 /   6.7
:     Apr 08   /  11.6 /   4.4 /  -1.8 /   1.6
:     Apr 09   /   5.4 /  -0.7 /  -2.8
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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
:     Apr 05                           /  44.3
:     Apr 06   /  44.8 /  44.9 /  44.9 /  44.8
:     Apr 07   /  44.9 /  44.7 /  44.7
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 44.6 ft at 1100am EDT on Mon, Apr 7
:
.ER GALW2 20250407 Z DC202504071510/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 07 :                         /  44.6
.E2 : Apr 08 : /  44.3 /  44.0 /  43.7 /  43.2
.E3 : Apr 09 : /  42.6 /  41.9 /  41.1 /  40.2
.E4 : Apr 10 : /  39.3 /  38.3 /  37.3 /  36.4
.E5 : Apr 11 : /  35.4 /  34.5 /  33.4 /  32.6
.E6 : Apr 12 : /  31.9 /  31.3 /  30.7
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04                           /  0.10
:     Apr 05   /  0.08 /  0.00 /  0.02 /  0.04
:     Apr 06   /  0.04 /  0.43 /  0.31 /  0.10
:     Apr 07   /  0.07 /  0.13 /  0.18
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 07                           /  0.00
:     Apr 08   /  0.00 /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 09   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04                           /  12.1
:     Apr 05   /  12.8 /  13.6 /  14.2 /  18.6
:     Apr 06   /  18.9 /  16.2 /  11.9 /   8.4
:     Apr 07   /   6.8 /   4.1 /   2.8 /   7.0
:     Apr 08   /  12.0 /   4.6 /  -1.6 /   1.7
:     Apr 09   /   5.6 /  -0.5 /  -2.4
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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
:     Apr 05                           /  46.3
:     Apr 06   /  47.2 /  47.6 /  47.8 /  47.8
:     Apr 07   /  47.8 /  47.7 /  47.5
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 47.4 ft at 1100am EDT on Mon, Apr 7
:
.ER HNTW2 20250407 Z DC202504071510/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 07 :                         /  47.2
.E2 : Apr 08 : /  47.0 /  46.6 /  46.2 /  45.7
.E3 : Apr 09 : /  45.1 /  44.2 /  42.9 /  41.6
.E4 : Apr 10 : /  40.5 /  39.4 /  38.4 /  37.5
.E5 : Apr 11 : /  36.6 /  35.8 /  35.1 /  34.4
.E6 : Apr 12 : /  33.7 /  33.0 /  32.3
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04                           /  0.42
:     Apr 05   /  0.06 /  0.00 /  0.07 /  0.07
:     Apr 06   /  0.06 /  0.23 /  0.26 /  0.14
:     Apr 07   /  0.06 /  0.10 /  0.11
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 07                           /  0.00
:     Apr 08   /  0.00 /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 09   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04                           /  14.1
:     Apr 05   /  14.9 /  14.6 /  14.6 /  19.2
:     Apr 06   /  20.3 /  16.8 /  13.6 /   8.9
:     Apr 07   /   8.1 /   4.9 /   3.3 /   6.8
:     Apr 08   /  11.9 /   5.0 /  -1.2 /   2.1
:     Apr 09   /   5.8 /  -0.3 /  -2.3
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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
:     Apr 05                           /  50.1
:     Apr 06   /  51.1 /  51.7 /  52.0 /  52.3
:     Apr 07   /  52.3 /  52.1 /  52.0
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 51.9 ft at 1100am EDT on Mon, Apr 7
:
.ER ASHK2 20250407 Z DC202504071510/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 07 :                         /  51.9
.E2 : Apr 08 : /  51.7 /  51.5 /  51.2 /  50.6
.E3 : Apr 09 : /  49.7 /  48.8 /  47.9 /  47.0
.E4 : Apr 10 : /  46.1 /  45.2 /  44.3 /  43.4
.E5 : Apr 11 : /  42.5 /  41.6 /  40.7 /  39.9
.E6 : Apr 12 : /  39.5 /  39.2 /  38.9
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04                           /  0.43
:     Apr 05   /  0.06 /  0.00 /  0.06 /  0.08
:     Apr 06   /  0.04 /  0.19 /  0.23 /  0.11
:     Apr 07   /  0.06 /  0.04 /  0.07
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 07                           /  0.00
:     Apr 08   /  0.00 /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 09   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04                           /  15.1
:     Apr 05   /  16.2 /  15.4 /  15.6 /  19.0
:     Apr 06   /  20.4 /  17.1 /  14.0 /   9.3
:     Apr 07   /   8.9 /   5.8 /   3.6 /   6.8
:     Apr 08   /  12.0 /   5.7 /  -0.6 /   2.3
:     Apr 09   /   6.1 /   0.2 /  -1.9
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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
:     Apr 05                           /  21.4
:     Apr 06   /  19.0 /  16.5 /  15.3 /  15.3
:     Apr 07   /  14.8 /  14.0 /  13.3
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 13.1 ft at 1000am EDT on Mon, Apr 7
:
.ER GYNK2 20250407 Z DC202504071510/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 07 :                         /  12.7
.E2 : Apr 08 : /  12.4 /  12.5 /  14.4 /  16.2
.E3 : Apr 09 : /  16.2 /  15.8 /  16.4 /  16.1
.E4 : Apr 10 : /  15.8 /  15.5 /  15.3 /  15.1
.E5 : Apr 11 : /  15.0 /  14.9 /  14.8 /  14.5
.E6 : Apr 12 : /  14.3 /  14.0 /  13.8
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04                           /  0.44
:     Apr 05   /  0.07 /  0.00 /  0.08 /  0.11
:     Apr 06   /  0.05 /  0.36 /  0.23 /  0.09
:     Apr 07   /  0.05 /  0.05 /  0.09
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 07                           /  0.00
:     Apr 08   /  0.00 /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 09   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04                           /  14.2
:     Apr 05   /  15.4 /  14.9 /  16.1 /  18.0
:     Apr 06   /  19.3 /  16.5 /  13.4 /   8.6
:     Apr 07   /   8.3 /   5.4 /   2.9 /   6.6
:     Apr 08   /  11.5 /   5.5 /  -1.0 /   1.9
:     Apr 09   /   5.6 /   0.3 /  -2.0
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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.
:
: Fall below flood level around 3AM EDT on Tue, Apr 8
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 05                           /  50.8
:     Apr 06   /  52.0 /  53.0 /  53.8 /  54.3
:     Apr 07   /  54.5 /  54.5 /  54.5
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 54.6 ft at 1045am EDT on Mon, Apr 7
:
.ER GNUK2 20250407 Z DC202504071510/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 07 :                         /  54.5
.E2 : Apr 08 : /  54.2 /  54.1 /  53.6 /  53.1
.E3 : Apr 09 : /  52.4 /  51.6 /  50.8 /  50.0
.E4 : Apr 10 : /  49.1 /  48.2 /  47.3 /  46.3
.E5 : Apr 11 : /  45.3 /  44.3 /  43.3 /  42.3
.E6 : Apr 12 : /  40.9 /  39.4 /  37.9
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04                           /  0.29
:     Apr 05   /  0.10 /  0.00 /  0.04 /  0.08
:     Apr 06   /  0.03 /  0.42 /  0.28 /  0.08
:     Apr 07   /  0.05 /  0.09 /  0.15
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 07                           /  0.00
:     Apr 08   /  0.00 /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 09   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04                           /  13.0
:     Apr 05   /  14.0 /  14.1 /  15.1 /  18.0
:     Apr 06   /  19.0 /  16.3 /  12.1 /   8.7
:     Apr 07   /   8.1 /   5.0 /   3.1 /   7.1
:     Apr 08   /  12.1 /   5.4 /  -1.0 /   2.0
:     Apr 09   /   5.9 /   0.3 /  -1.9
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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.
:
: Fall below flood level around 10AM EDT on Wed, Apr 9
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 05                           /  49.1
:     Apr 06   /  50.4 /  51.5 /  52.5 /  53.3
:     Apr 07   /  53.7 /  53.7 /  53.8
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 53.7 ft at 1100am EDT on Mon, Apr 7
:
.ER PORO1 20250407 Z DC202504071510/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 07 :                         /  53.7
.E2 : Apr 08 : /  53.5 /  53.2 /  52.8 /  52.3
.E3 : Apr 09 : /  51.6 /  51.0 /  50.3 /  49.4
.E4 : Apr 10 : /  48.5 /  47.7 /  46.9 /  45.9
.E5 : Apr 11 : /  44.8 /  43.5 /  42.3 /  41.1
.E6 : Apr 12 : /  39.8 /  38.5 /  37.2
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04                           /  0.14
:     Apr 05   /  0.21 /  0.01 /  0.07 /  0.10
:     Apr 06   /  0.15 /  0.50 /  0.36 /  0.06
:     Apr 07   /  0.05 /  0.18 /  0.08
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 07                           /  0.00
:     Apr 08   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 09   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04                           /  11.3
:     Apr 05   /  12.7 /  13.4 /  15.1 /  17.4
:     Apr 06   /  18.0 /  15.1 /  10.1 /   8.2
:     Apr 07   /   6.4 /   3.9 /   2.8 /   7.1
:     Apr 08   /  12.0 /   4.6 /  -1.6 /   1.5
:     Apr 09   /   5.5 /   0.3 /  -1.9
:____________________________________________________________________
$$
: astifan
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