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289 FGUS51 KTIR 121440 RVFOHH River Forecast NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH 10:40am EDT Wednesday, March 12, 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 : 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 : Mar 10 / 16.7 : Mar 11 / 16.7 / 15.8 / 15.2 / 15.5 : Mar 12 / 15.5 / 16.1 / 16.2 : : Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 16.0 ft at 1000am EDT on Wed, Mar 12 : .ER RACW2 20250312 Z DC202503121440/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Mar 12 : / 15.9 .E2 : Mar 13 : / 15.5 / 15.3 / 15.1 / 15.0 .E3 : Mar 14 : / 14.8 / 14.6 / 14.3 / 14.1 .E4 : Mar 15 : / 14.0 / 13.9 / 13.8 / 13.8 .E5 : Mar 16 : / 13.7 / 13.7 / 13.6 / 13.6 .E6 : Mar 17 : / 13.6 / 13.5 / 13.5 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 09 / 0.00 : Mar 10 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 11 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 12 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 12 / 0.00 : Mar 13 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 14 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 09 / 5.7 : Mar 10 / 13.3 / 3.4 / -1.9 / 8.9 : Mar 11 / 17.4 / 5.7 / -0.3 / 12.6 : Mar 12 / 22.8 / 11.1 / 4.2 / 15.8 : Mar 13 / 22.3 / 13.9 / 9.5 / 16.7 : Mar 14 / 21.2 / 12.8 / 9.8 :____________________________________________________________________ : 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. : : Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 10 / 25.4 : Mar 11 / 25.3 / 25.0 / 24.8 / 25.1 : Mar 12 / 25.1 / 25.3 / 25.2 : : Latest Observed River Stage 25.1 ft at 1000am EDT on Wed, Mar 12 : .ER POPW2 20250312 Z DC202503121440/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Mar 12 : / 25.1 .E2 : Mar 13 : / 25.0 / 25.0 / 25.0 / 25.0 .E3 : Mar 14 : / 25.0 / 25.0 / 24.9 / 25.0 .E4 : Mar 15 : / 24.9 / 24.9 / 24.9 / 24.9 .E5 : Mar 16 : / 24.9 / 24.9 / 24.8 / 24.8 .E6 : Mar 17 : / 24.8 / 24.8 / 24.8 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 09 / 0.00 : Mar 10 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 11 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 12 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 12 / 0.00 : Mar 13 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 14 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 09 / 5.6 : Mar 10 / 13.5 / 3.5 / -1.7 / 8.6 : Mar 11 / 17.6 / 6.0 / 0.1 / 12.4 : Mar 12 / 23.3 / 11.2 / 4.7 / 15.8 : Mar 13 / 22.4 / 14.0 / 9.6 / 16.5 : Mar 14 / 21.3 / 12.8 / 9.6 :____________________________________________________________________ : 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 : Mar 10 / 20.2 : Mar 11 / 20.1 / 19.4 / 18.6 / 17.9 : Mar 12 / 17.8 / 17.7 / 18.8 : : Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 18.9 ft at 1000am EDT on Wed, Mar 12 : .ER GALW2 20250312 Z DC202503121440/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Mar 12 : / 18.7 .E2 : Mar 13 : / 18.0 / 17.3 / 17.2 / 17.1 .E3 : Mar 14 : / 17.0 / 16.8 / 16.5 / 16.3 .E4 : Mar 15 : / 16.1 / 15.9 / 15.7 / 15.6 .E5 : Mar 16 : / 15.4 / 15.3 / 15.3 / 15.2 .E6 : Mar 17 : / 15.2 / 15.1 / 15.0 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 09 / 0.00 : Mar 10 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 11 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 12 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 12 / 0.00 : Mar 13 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 14 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 09 / 6.1 : Mar 10 / 13.9 / 3.9 / -1.2 / 8.7 : Mar 11 / 17.8 / 6.4 / 0.7 / 12.8 : Mar 12 / 23.6 / 11.5 / 5.3 / 15.9 : Mar 13 / 22.7 / 14.5 / 10.0 / 16.6 : Mar 14 / 21.4 / 13.1 / 9.6 :____________________________________________________________________ : 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 : Mar 10 / 27.5 : Mar 11 / 27.5 / 27.4 / 27.1 / 26.8 : Mar 12 / 26.7 / 26.7 / 27.0 : : Latest Observed River Stage 27.1 ft at 1000am EDT on Wed, Mar 12 : .ER HNTW2 20250312 Z DC202503121440/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Mar 12 : / 27.2 .E2 : Mar 13 : / 27.1 / 26.8 / 26.6 / 26.5 .E3 : Mar 14 : / 26.5 / 26.4 / 26.4 / 26.3 .E4 : Mar 15 : / 26.3 / 26.2 / 26.2 / 26.1 .E5 : Mar 16 : / 26.1 / 26.0 / 26.0 / 26.0 .E6 : Mar 17 : / 25.9 / 25.9 / 25.9 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 09 / 0.00 : Mar 10 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 11 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 12 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 12 / 0.00 : Mar 13 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 14 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 09 / 5.5 : Mar 10 / 13.9 / 3.7 / -1.4 / 8.5 : Mar 11 / 17.7 / 6.4 / 0.6 / 12.6 : Mar 12 / 23.6 / 10.7 / 4.3 / 16.8 : Mar 13 / 22.9 / 14.2 / 10.2 / 16.9 : Mar 14 / 21.6 / 13.1 / 9.8 :____________________________________________________________________ : 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 : Mar 10 / 35.0 : Mar 11 / 35.2 / 35.2 / 35.0 / 34.8 : Mar 12 / 34.8 / 34.9 / 35.0 : : Latest Observed River Stage 35.0 ft at 1000am EDT on Wed, Mar 12 : .ER ASHK2 20250312 Z DC202503121440/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Mar 12 : / 35.0 .E2 : Mar 13 : / 35.0 / 34.9 / 34.9 / 34.9 .E3 : Mar 14 : / 34.9 / 34.8 / 34.8 / 34.8 .E4 : Mar 15 : / 34.7 / 34.7 / 34.7 / 34.7 .E5 : Mar 16 : / 34.7 / 34.6 / 34.6 / 34.6 .E6 : Mar 17 : / 34.6 / 34.6 / 34.6 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 09 / 0.00 : Mar 10 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 11 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 12 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 12 / 0.00 : Mar 13 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 14 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 09 / 5.5 : Mar 10 / 14.1 / 4.7 / -0.9 / 8.4 : Mar 11 / 17.9 / 8.0 / 2.0 / 12.7 : Mar 12 / 23.8 / 12.9 / 6.5 / 17.3 : Mar 13 / 23.0 / 14.4 / 10.3 / 16.9 : Mar 14 / 21.7 / 13.4 / 9.9 :____________________________________________________________________ : 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 : Mar 10 / 5.7 : Mar 11 / 5.7 / 5.4 / 5.4 / 5.4 : Mar 12 / 5.4 / 5.4 / 5.3 : : Latest Observed River Stage 5.3 ft at 1000am EDT on Wed, Mar 12 : .ER GYNK2 20250312 Z DC202503121440/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Mar 12 : / 5.3 .E2 : Mar 13 : / 5.3 / 5.3 / 5.2 / 5.2 .E3 : Mar 14 : / 5.2 / 5.2 / 5.2 / 5.2 .E4 : Mar 15 : / 5.2 / 5.2 / 5.1 / 5.1 .E5 : Mar 16 : / 5.1 / 5.1 / 5.1 / 5.1 .E6 : Mar 17 : / 5.1 / 5.1 / 5.1 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 09 / 0.00 : Mar 10 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 11 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 12 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 12 / 0.00 : Mar 13 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 14 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 09 / 5.3 : Mar 10 / 13.6 / 5.7 / -0.6 / 8.2 : Mar 11 / 17.4 / 8.9 / 3.5 / 13.1 : Mar 12 / 23.2 / 14.9 / 9.4 / 17.0 : Mar 13 / 22.2 / 14.4 / 10.4 / 16.5 : Mar 14 / 21.1 / 13.5 / 9.7 :____________________________________________________________________ : 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 : Mar 10 / 22.5 : Mar 11 / 22.6 / 22.4 / 22.0 / 21.4 : Mar 12 / 20.3 / 19.9 / 20.0 : : Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 20.1 ft at 945am EDT on Wed, Mar 12 : .ER GNUK2 20250312 Z DC202503121440/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Mar 12 : / 20.0 .E2 : Mar 13 : / 20.8 / 20.8 / 20.1 / 19.4 .E3 : Mar 14 : / 18.9 / 18.7 / 18.6 / 18.4 .E4 : Mar 15 : / 18.0 / 17.8 / 17.6 / 17.4 .E5 : Mar 16 : / 17.1 / 16.9 / 16.7 / 16.6 .E6 : Mar 17 : / 16.5 / 16.4 / 16.3 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 09 / 0.00 : Mar 10 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 11 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 12 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 12 / 0.00 : Mar 13 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 14 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 09 / 5.6 : Mar 10 / 14.2 / 5.4 / -0.8 / 8.5 : Mar 11 / 18.0 / 8.2 / 2.3 / 13.0 : Mar 12 / 23.7 / 13.3 / 6.8 / 16.9 : Mar 13 / 22.9 / 14.7 / 10.5 / 16.7 : Mar 14 / 21.7 / 13.7 / 9.9 :____________________________________________________________________ : 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. : : Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 10 / 21.9 : Mar 11 / 21.9 / 21.8 / 21.5 / 21.0 : Mar 12 / 20.3 / 19.8 / 19.7 : : Latest Observed River Stage 19.8 ft at 1000am EDT on Wed, Mar 12 : .ER PORO1 20250312 Z DC202503121440/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Mar 12 : / 19.8 .E2 : Mar 13 : / 20.5 / 20.5 / 20.1 / 19.6 .E3 : Mar 14 : / 19.2 / 19.1 / 18.9 / 18.7 .E4 : Mar 15 : / 18.5 / 18.2 / 18.1 / 17.9 .E5 : Mar 16 : / 17.8 / 17.6 / 17.5 / 17.3 .E6 : Mar 17 : / 17.3 / 17.2 / 17.1 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 09 / 0.00 : Mar 10 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 11 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 12 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 12 / 0.00 : Mar 13 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 14 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 09 / 6.1 : Mar 10 / 14.0 / 5.9 / -0.0 / 8.7 : Mar 11 / 17.9 / 8.4 / 2.4 / 13.2 : Mar 12 / 23.6 / 14.1 / 7.3 / 16.0 : Mar 13 / 22.6 / 15.2 / 10.4 / 16.4 : Mar 14 / 21.5 / 13.9 / 10.3 :____________________________________________________________________ $$ : Fliehman :...END of MESSAGE...