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RVFOHL
River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
12:07pm 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:
http://weather.gov/erh/mmefs


: Markland Dam - Ohio River - ILN
: Zero Datum 408.0 ft (Ohio River Datum)
: Gallatin County, KY
: Record Tailwater Stage     76.1 ft
: Major Tailwater Stage      74.0 ft
: Moderate Tailwater Stage   62.0 ft
: Flood Tailwater Stage      51.0 ft
: Action Tailwater Stage     49.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
.AR MKLK2 20250409 Z DC202504071607/DUE/DQG/DH00/HTIFFX :crest: 57.7
: Crest near 57.7 ft around 8PM EDT on Tue, Apr 8
: Fall below flood level around 3PM EDT on Fri, Apr 11
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 05                           /  48.0
:     Apr 06   /  49.2 /  51.0 /  52.3 /  53.5
:     Apr 07   /  54.5 /  55.4 /  56.1
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 56.4 ft at 1045am EDT on Mon, Apr 7
:
.ER MKLK2 20250407 Z DC202504071607/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 07 :                         /  56.7
.E2 : Apr 08 : /  57.2 /  57.4 /  57.6 /  57.7
.E3 : Apr 09 : /  57.7 /  57.6 /  57.5 /  57.3
.E4 : Apr 10 : /  57.0 /  56.3 /  55.7 /  55.2
.E5 : Apr 11 : /  54.4 /  53.6 /  52.6 /  51.4
.E6 : Apr 12 : /  49.4 /  47.6 /  45.9
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04                           /  0.02
:     Apr 05   /  0.28 /  0.39 /  0.55 /  0.25
:     Apr 06   /  0.48 /  0.26 /  0.10 /  0.03
:     Apr 07   /  0.06 /  0.02 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 07                           /  0.00
:     Apr 08   /  0.01 /  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                           /  10.7
:     Apr 05   /  11.6 /  12.7 /  13.1 /  15.9
:     Apr 06   /  14.1 /   8.7 /   7.0 /   5.7
:     Apr 07   /   4.4 /   3.1 /   1.4 /   6.8
:     Apr 08   /  10.1 /   1.5 /  -2.9 /   1.5
:     Apr 09   /   5.5 /   0.3 /  -1.1
:____________________________________________________________________

: Clifty Creek - Ohio River - LMK
: Zero Datum 403.153 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Jefferson County, IN
: Record River Stage    475.9 ft
: Major River Stage     470.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage  457.0 ft
: Flood River Stage     451.0 ft
: Action River Stage    449.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
.AR CLFI3 20250409 Z DC202504071607/DUE/DQG/DH00/HGIFFX :crest: 458.5
: Crest near 458.5 ft around 8PM EDT on Tue, Apr 8
: Fall below flood level around 9PM EDT on Fri, Apr 11
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 05                           / 448.6
:     Apr 06   / 449.8 / 451.5 / 452.7 / 453.9
:     Apr 07   / 454.9 / 455.8 / 456.6
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 457.0 ft at 1100am EDT on Mon, Apr 7
:
.ER CLFI3 20250407 Z DC202504071607/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 07 :                         / 457.3
.E2 : Apr 08 : / 457.8 / 458.1 / 458.3 / 458.5
.E3 : Apr 09 : / 458.5 / 458.5 / 458.4 / 458.2
.E4 : Apr 10 : / 458.0 / 457.6 / 457.0 / 456.5
.E5 : Apr 11 : / 455.9 / 455.0 / 454.1 / 452.9
.E6 : Apr 12 : / 451.5 / 448.7 / 447.0
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04                           /  0.17
:     Apr 05   /  0.34 /  0.18 /  0.26 /  0.30
:     Apr 06   /  0.63 /  0.33 /  0.08 /  0.05
:     Apr 07   /  0.09 /  0.03 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 07                           /  0.00
:     Apr 08   /  0.01 /  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                           /  10.4
:     Apr 05   /  11.4 /  13.9 /  14.5 /  16.4
:     Apr 06   /  15.3 /   9.4 /   7.5 /   6.6
:     Apr 07   /   4.9 /   3.2 /   2.3 /   7.0
:     Apr 08   /  11.1 /   2.4 /  -2.4 /   1.8
:     Apr 09   /   5.7 /   0.7 /  -0.9
:____________________________________________________________________

: McAlpine Upper - Ohio River - LMK
: Zero Datum 407.18 ft (NAVD 88)
: Jefferson County, KY
: Record Pool Stage     52.2 ft
: Major Pool Stage      38.0 ft
: Moderate Pool Stage   30.0 ft
: Flood Pool Stage      23.0 ft
: Action Pool Stage     21.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
.AR MLUK2 20250409 Z DC202504071607/DUE/DQG/DH18/HPIFFX :crest: 37.0
: Crest near 37.0 ft around 2PM EDT on Wed, Apr 9
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 05                           /  23.4
:     Apr 06   /  25.0 /  27.0 /  28.6 /  29.9
:     Apr 07   /  31.2 /  32.3 /  33.3
:
: Latest Observed Pool Stage 33.8 ft at 1100am EDT on Mon, Apr 7
:
.ER MLUK2 20250407 Z DC202504071607/DUE/DQG/DH18/HPIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 07 :                         /  34.3
.E2 : Apr 08 : /  35.1 /  35.7 /  36.3 /  36.7
.E3 : Apr 09 : /  36.8 /  36.9 /  37.0 /  37.0
.E4 : Apr 10 : /  37.0 /  36.8 /  36.6 /  36.4
.E5 : Apr 11 : /  36.1 /  35.7 /  35.1 /  34.3
.E6 : Apr 12 : /  33.4 /  32.3 /  30.9
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04                           /  0.34
:     Apr 05   /  0.32 /  0.15 /  0.42 /  0.35
:     Apr 06   /  0.83 /  0.39 /  0.10 /  0.08
:     Apr 07   /  0.10 /  0.02 /  0.00
:
: 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                           /  11.0
:     Apr 05   /  12.0 /  14.5 /  14.5 /  16.5
:     Apr 06   /  15.2 /   9.6 /   7.9 /   7.0
:     Apr 07   /   6.0 /   4.1 /   3.0 /   7.5
:     Apr 08   /  12.1 /   3.1 /  -1.8 /   2.5
:     Apr 09   /   6.5 /   1.4 /  -0.1
:____________________________________________________________________

: McAlpine Lower - Ohio River - LMK
: Zero Datum 373.18 ft (NGVD29)
: Jefferson County, KY
: Record Tailwater Stage     85.4 ft
: Major Tailwater Stage      73.0 ft
: Moderate Tailwater Stage   65.0 ft
: Flood Tailwater Stage      55.0 ft
: Action Tailwater Stage     53.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
.AR MLPK2 20250409 Z DC202504071607/DUE/DQG/DH12/HTIFFX :crest: 68.5
: Crest near 68.5 ft around 8AM EDT on Wed, Apr 9
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 05                           /  54.3
:     Apr 06   /  56.2 /  58.2 /  59.9 /  61.3
:     Apr 07   /  62.6 /  63.7 /  64.7
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 65.1 ft at 1100am EDT on Mon, Apr 7
:
.ER MLPK2 20250407 Z DC202504071607/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 07 :                         /  65.6
.E2 : Apr 08 : /  66.5 /  67.2 /  67.8 /  68.1
.E3 : Apr 09 : /  68.3 /  68.5 /  68.5 /  68.5
.E4 : Apr 10 : /  68.5 /  68.3 /  68.1 /  67.9
.E5 : Apr 11 : /  67.6 /  67.3 /  66.9 /  66.1
.E6 : Apr 12 : /  64.8 /  63.8 /  62.3
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04                           /  0.34
:     Apr 05   /  0.32 /  0.15 /  0.42 /  0.35
:     Apr 06   /  0.83 /  0.39 /  0.10 /  0.08
:     Apr 07   /  0.10 /  0.02 /  0.00
:
: 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                           /  11.0
:     Apr 05   /  12.0 /  14.5 /  14.5 /  16.5
:     Apr 06   /  15.2 /   9.6 /   7.9 /   7.0
:     Apr 07   /   6.0 /   4.1 /   3.0 /   7.5
:     Apr 08   /  12.1 /   3.1 /  -1.8 /   2.5
:     Apr 09   /   6.5 /   1.4 /  -0.1
:____________________________________________________________________

: Cannelton Dam - Ohio River - LMK
: Zero Datum 348.0 ft (Ohio River)
: Perry County, IN
: Record Tailwater Stage     60.8 ft
: Major Tailwater Stage      50.0 ft
: Moderate Tailwater Stage   46.0 ft
: Flood Tailwater Stage      42.0 ft
: Action Tailwater Stage     40.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
.AR CNNI3 20250410 Z DC202504071607/DUE/DQG/DH12/HTIFFX :crest: 52.0
: Crest near 52.0 ft around 8AM EDT on Thu, Apr 10
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 05                           /  41.0
:     Apr 06   /  42.6 /  44.0 /  45.0 /  46.0
:     Apr 07   /  46.7 /  47.4 /  48.0
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 48.4 ft at 1100am EDT on Mon, Apr 7
:
.ER CNNI3 20250407 Z DC202504071607/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 07 :                         /  48.6
.E2 : Apr 08 : /  49.1 /  49.6 /  50.1 /  50.5
.E3 : Apr 09 : /  50.9 /  51.2 /  51.4 /  51.7
.E4 : Apr 10 : /  51.8 /  51.9 /  52.0 /  52.0
.E5 : Apr 11 : /  51.9 /  51.9 /  51.8 /  51.7
.E6 : Apr 12 : /  51.6 /  51.5 /  51.4
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04                           /  0.54
:     Apr 05   /  0.18 /  0.26 /  0.71 /  0.38
:     Apr 06   /  1.28 /  0.55 /  0.11 /  0.10
:     Apr 07   /  0.13 /  0.01 /  0.00
:
: 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                           /  11.7
:     Apr 05   /  14.3 /  15.8 /  15.6 /  17.0
:     Apr 06   /  14.6 /   9.7 /   7.7 /   7.1
:     Apr 07   /   7.1 /   5.2 /   3.2 /   7.9
:     Apr 08   /  12.9 /   4.4 /  -1.3 /   3.2
:     Apr 09   /   7.1 /   1.3 /   0.1
:____________________________________________________________________

: Tell City - Ohio River - LMK
: Zero Datum 347.62 ft (NGVD 29)
: Perry County, IN
: Record River Stage     57.0 ft
: Major River Stage      50.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   44.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      38.0 ft
: Action River Stage     36.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
.AR TELI3 20250411 Z DC202504071607/DUE/DQG/DH00/HGIFFX :crest: 48.9
: Crest near 48.9 ft around 8PM EDT on Thu, Apr 10
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 05                           /  40.3E
:     Apr 06   /  41.7E/  43.1E/  43.9E/  44.9E
:     Apr 07   /  45.5E/  46.0E/  46.6E
: Observed values (above) with a trailing E indicate missing values
: that were replaced with estimates from model simulations.
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 46.6 ft at 700am EDT on Mon, Apr 7
:
.ER TELI3 20250407 Z DC202504071607/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 07 :                         /  47.1
.E2 : Apr 08 : /  47.3 /  47.6 /  47.8 /  48.1
.E3 : Apr 09 : /  48.2 /  48.4 /  48.5 /  48.7
.E4 : Apr 10 : /  48.8 /  48.8 /  48.9 /  48.9
.E5 : Apr 11 : /  48.9 /  48.9 /  48.9 /  48.8
.E6 : Apr 12 : /  48.7 /  48.6 /  48.5
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04                           /  0.54
:     Apr 05   /  0.18 /  0.26 /  0.71 /  0.38
:     Apr 06   /  1.28 /  0.55 /  0.11 /  0.10
:     Apr 07   /  0.13 /  0.01 /  0.00
:
: 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                           /  11.7
:     Apr 05   /  14.3 /  15.8 /  15.6 /  17.0
:     Apr 06   /  14.6 /   9.7 /   7.7 /   7.1
:     Apr 07   /   7.1 /   5.2 /   3.2 /   7.9
:     Apr 08   /  12.9 /   4.4 /  -1.3 /   3.2
:     Apr 09   /   7.1 /   1.3 /   0.1
:____________________________________________________________________
$$
: astifan
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