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128 FGUS51 KTIR 181338 RVFOHH River Forecast NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington OH 938 AM EDT Mon Aug 18 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 : :************************************************************ : Ohio River - Racine Lock & Dam, WV - RLX : : Action Stage 38.0 ft : Flood Stage 41.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 44.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 48.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 13.5 FT at 900 AM EDT on Aug 18 : .ER RACW2 20250818 Z DC202508181338/DH18/HTIFFZZ/DIH6 :STAGE FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0818 : / 13.7 / 13.8 / 13.7 .E2 : 0819 : / 13.6 / 13.5 / 13.4 / 13.4 .E3 : 0820 : / 13.4 / 13.4 / 13.3 / 13.3 .E4 : 0821 : / 13.3 / 13.3 / 13.2 / 13.2 .E5 : 0822 : / 13.2 / 13.2 / 13.2 / 13.2 .E6 : 0823 : / 13.2 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ : :************************************************************ : Ohio River - Point Pleasant, WV - RLX : : Action Stage 38.0 ft : Flood Stage 40.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 44.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 48.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 25.3 FT at 900 AM EDT on Aug 18 : .ER POPW2 20250818 Z DC202508181338/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :STAGE FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0818 : / 25.3 / 25.3 / 25.2 .E2 : 0819 : / 25.2 / 25.2 / 25.1 / 25.1 .E3 : 0820 : / 25.1 / 25.1 / 25.1 / 25.1 .E4 : 0821 : / 25.1 / 25.1 / 25.1 / 25.1 .E5 : 0822 : / 25.1 / 25.1 / 25.1 / 25.1 .E6 : 0823 : / 25.1 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ : :************************************************************ : Ohio River - R C Byrd Dam, WV - RLX : : Action Stage 48.0 ft : Flood Stage 50.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 52.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 56.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 13.1 FT at 800 AM EDT on Aug 18 : .ER GALW2 20250818 Z DC202508181338/DH18/HTIFFZZ/DIH6 :STAGE FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0818 : / 13.4 / 13.6 / 13.6 .E2 : 0819 : / 13.5 / 13.4 / 13.4 / 13.2 .E3 : 0820 : / 13.2 / 13.2 / 13.2 / 13.2 .E4 : 0821 : / 13.2 / 13.1 / 13.1 / 13.1 .E5 : 0822 : / 13.1 / 13.1 / 13.1 / 13.1 .E6 : 0823 : / 13.1 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ : :************************************************************ : Ohio River - Huntington, WV - RLX : : Action Stage 48.0 ft : Flood Stage 50.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 55.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 59.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 25.7 FT at 900 AM EDT on Aug 18 : .ER HNTW2 20250818 Z DC202508181338/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :STAGE FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0818 : / 25.8 / 25.8 / 25.7 .E2 : 0819 : / 25.7 / 25.7 / 25.7 / 25.7 .E3 : 0820 : / 25.7 / 25.6 / 25.6 / 25.6 .E4 : 0821 : / 25.6 / 25.6 / 25.5 / 25.5 .E5 : 0822 : / 25.5 / 25.5 / 25.5 / 25.5 .E6 : 0823 : / 25.5 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ : :************************************************************ : Ohio River - Ashland River Gage, KY - RLX : : Action Stage 50.0 ft : Flood Stage 52.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 56.6 ft : Major Flood Stage 65.5 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 34.3 FT at 900 AM EDT on Aug 18 : .ER ASHK2 20250818 Z DC202508181338/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :STAGE FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0818 : / 34.4 / 34.4 / 34.3 .E2 : 0819 : / 34.2 / 34.1 / 34.1 / 34.1 .E3 : 0820 : / 34.1 / 34.1 / 34.1 / 34.1 .E4 : 0821 : / 34.1 / 34.1 / 34.1 / 34.1 .E5 : 0822 : / 34.1 / 34.1 / 34.1 / 34.1 .E6 : 0823 : / 34.1 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ : :************************************************************ : Little Sandy River - Grayson, KY - RLX : : Action Stage 19.0 ft : Flood Stage 21.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 25.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 28.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 4.3 FT at 900 AM EDT on Aug 18 : .ER GYNK2 20250818 Z DC202508181338/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :STAGE FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0818 : / 4.3 / 4.3 / 4.3 .E2 : 0819 : / 4.2 / 4.2 / 4.2 / 4.2 .E3 : 0820 : / 4.2 / 4.2 / 4.2 / 4.2 .E4 : 0821 : / 4.2 / 4.2 / 4.2 / 4.2 .E5 : 0822 : / 4.2 / 4.2 / 4.2 / 4.2 .E6 : 0823 : / 4.2 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ : :************************************************************ : Ohio River - Lloyd Greenup Dam, KY - RLX : : Action Stage 52.0 ft : Flood Stage 54.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 56.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 62.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 12.7 FT at 845 AM EDT on Aug 18 : .ER GNUK2 20250818 Z DC202508181338/DH18/HTIFFZZ/DIH6 :STAGE FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0818 : / 12.8 / 12.9 / 13.0 .E2 : 0819 : / 13.0 / 13.0 / 13.1 / 13.1 .E3 : 0820 : / 13.1 / 13.1 / 13.1 / 13.1 .E4 : 0821 : / 13.1 / 13.1 / 13.1 / 13.1 .E5 : 0822 : / 13.1 / 12.8 / 12.8 / 12.8 .E6 : 0823 : / 12.8 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ : :************************************************************ : Ohio River - Portsmouth, OH - ILN : : Action Stage 35.0 ft : Flood Stage 50.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 57.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 66.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 15.2 FT at 900 AM EDT on Aug 18 : .ER PORO1 20250818 Z DC202508181338/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :STAGE FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0818 : / 15.4 / 15.6 / 15.7 .E2 : 0819 : / 15.7 / 15.7 / 15.6 / 15.6 .E3 : 0820 : / 15.5 / 15.5 / 15.4 / 15.4 .E4 : 0821 : / 15.4 / 15.4 / 15.4 / 15.4 .E5 : 0822 : / 15.3 / 15.3 / 15.3 / 15.3 .E6 : 0823 : / 15.3 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.01/ : : :******************************************************************* : : $$ : : :...END of MESSAGE...