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River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
10:07am EDT Tuesday, April 22, 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.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 20                           /  21.1
:     Apr 21   /  21.0 /  21.0 /  20.8 /  20.8
:     Apr 22   /  20.7 /  20.6 /  20.1
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 20.0 ft at 945am EDT on Tue, Apr 22
:
.ER MKLK2 20250422 Z DC202504221407/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 22 :                         /  19.5
.E2 : Apr 23 : /  19.1 /  19.3 /  19.4 /  19.3
.E3 : Apr 24 : /  18.9 /  18.7 /  18.7 /  18.6
.E4 : Apr 25 : /  18.6 /  18.5 /  18.3 /  18.1
.E5 : Apr 26 : /  17.9 /  17.7 /  17.5 /  17.3
.E6 : Apr 27 : /  17.1 /  16.9 /  16.7
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 19                           /  0.05
:     Apr 20   /  0.09 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 21   /  0.00 /  0.01 /  0.02 /  0.01
:     Apr 22   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 22                           /  0.00
:     Apr 23   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 24   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 19                           /  22.1
:     Apr 20   /  22.1 /  16.5 /  13.0 /  17.1
:     Apr 21   /  24.4 /  21.9 /  20.8 /  20.4
:     Apr 22   /  21.9 /  14.2 /   8.2 /  16.0
:     Apr 23   /  21.0 /  14.4 /  10.8 /  20.0
:     Apr 24   /  24.2 /  15.4 /  13.0
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 20                           /  12.6
:     Apr 21   /  12.8 /  12.9 /  13.0 /  12.9
:     Apr 22   /  13.0 /  13.0 /  12.9
:
: Latest Observed Pool Stage 12.9 ft at 900am EDT on Tue, Apr 22
:
.ER MLUK2 20250422 Z DC202504221407/DUE/DQG/DH18/HPIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 22 :                         /  12.9
.E2 : Apr 23 : /  12.8 /  12.7 /  12.7 /  12.7
.E3 : Apr 24 : /  12.7 /  12.7 /  12.6 /  12.6
.E4 : Apr 25 : /  12.6 /  12.6 /  12.6 /  12.6
.E5 : Apr 26 : /  12.6 /  12.5 /  12.5 /  12.5
.E6 : Apr 27 : /  12.5 /  12.5 /  12.5
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 19                           /  0.00
:     Apr 20   /  0.24 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 21   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.04 /  0.01
:     Apr 22   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 22                           /  0.00
:     Apr 23   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 24   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 19                           /  23.1
:     Apr 20   /  22.4 /  17.7 /  14.7 /  18.9
:     Apr 21   /  26.6 /  23.3 /  21.1 /  20.4
:     Apr 22   /  21.9 /  15.4 /   8.9 /  17.1
:     Apr 23   /  21.8 /  14.9 /  11.1 /  20.4
:     Apr 24   /  24.4 /  15.8 /  13.7
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 20                           /  22.5
:     Apr 21   /  21.5 /  21.0 /  20.7 /  20.7
:     Apr 22   /  20.5 /  20.4 /  20.4
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 20.4 ft at 900am EDT on Tue, Apr 22
:
.ER MLPK2 20250422 Z DC202504221407/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 22 :                         /  20.1
.E2 : Apr 23 : /  19.3 /  18.5 /  18.4 /  18.5
.E3 : Apr 24 : /  18.6 /  18.4 /  18.1 /  17.8
.E4 : Apr 25 : /  17.7 /  17.6 /  17.5 /  17.4
.E5 : Apr 26 : /  17.2 /  17.0 /  16.8 /  16.5
.E6 : Apr 27 : /  16.3 /  16.0 /  15.8
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 19                           /  0.00
:     Apr 20   /  0.24 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 21   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.04 /  0.01
:     Apr 22   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 22                           /  0.00
:     Apr 23   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 24   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 19                           /  23.1
:     Apr 20   /  22.4 /  17.7 /  14.7 /  18.9
:     Apr 21   /  26.6 /  23.3 /  21.1 /  20.4
:     Apr 22   /  21.9 /  15.4 /   8.9 /  17.1
:     Apr 23   /  21.8 /  14.9 /  11.1 /  20.4
:     Apr 24   /  24.4 /  15.8 /  13.7
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 20                           /  21.6
:     Apr 21   /  21.0 /  20.1 /  19.5 /  19.2
:     Apr 22   /  18.6 /  17.8 /  17.6
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 17.5 ft at 900am EDT on Tue, Apr 22
:
.ER CNNI3 20250422 Z DC202504221407/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 22 :                         /  17.3
.E2 : Apr 23 : /  17.0 /  16.7 /  16.4 /  16.1
.E3 : Apr 24 : /  15.9 /  15.9 /  15.8 /  15.7
.E4 : Apr 25 : /  15.6 /  15.6 /  15.6 /  15.6
.E5 : Apr 26 : /  15.5 /  15.4 /  15.2 /  15.1
.E6 : Apr 27 : /  15.0 /  14.9 /  14.7
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 19                           /  0.00
:     Apr 20   /  0.09 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 21   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.19 /  0.01
:     Apr 22   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 22                           /  0.00
:     Apr 23   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 24   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 19                           /  23.1
:     Apr 20   /  22.7 /  18.2 /  15.7 /  20.5
:     Apr 21   /  27.3 /  24.4 /  20.5 /  19.7
:     Apr 22   /  20.9 /  14.6 /   8.5 /  17.6
:     Apr 23   /  22.3 /  14.8 /  11.1 /  20.6
:     Apr 24   /  24.6 /  16.0 /  13.9
:____________________________________________________________________
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