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RVFOHW
River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
10:12am EST Wednesday, February 5, 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


: Pittsburgh - Ohio River - PBZ
: Zero Datum 694.2 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Allegheny County, PA
: Record River Stage     46.0 ft
: Major River Stage      28.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   25.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      22.0 ft
: Action River Stage     18.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 03                           /  16.4
:     Feb 04   /  16.5 /  16.5 /  16.5 /  16.7
:     Feb 05   /  16.8 /  16.8 /  16.7
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 16.7 ft at 1000am EST on Wed, Feb 5
:
.ER PTTP1 20250205 Z DC202502051512/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Feb 05 :                         /  16.6
.E2 : Feb 06 : /  16.6 /  16.6 /  16.6 /  16.6
.E3 : Feb 07 : /  16.7 /  16.7 /  16.7 /  16.8
.E4 : Feb 08 : /  16.8 /  16.8 /  16.8 /  16.8
.E5 : Feb 09 : /  16.7 /  16.7 /  16.7 /  16.7
.E6 : Feb 10 : /  16.7 /  16.7 /  16.7
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 02                           /  0.00
:     Feb 03   /  0.05 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Feb 04   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Feb 05   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 05                           /  0.00
:     Feb 06   /  0.00 /  0.02 /  0.45 /  0.05
:     Feb 07   /  0.01 /  0.01 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 02                           /  -1.3
:     Feb 03   /   2.0 /   2.2 /   1.5 /   5.4
:     Feb 04   /  14.7 /  12.0 /   5.5 /   1.0
:     Feb 05   /   1.7 /  -2.9 /  -4.0 /  -2.8
:     Feb 06   /   0.4 /   0.4 /   2.1 /   6.9
:     Feb 07   /   8.7 /   3.6 /  -0.6
:____________________________________________________________________

: Dashields Lock & Dam - Ohio River - PBZ
: Zero Datum 680.01 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Allegheny County, PA
: Record Pool Stage     42.8 ft
: Major Pool Stage      32.0 ft
: Moderate Pool Stage   29.0 ft
: Flood Pool Stage      25.0 ft
: Action Pool Stage     19.4 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 03                           /  15.9
:     Feb 04   /  15.8 /  15.8 /  15.8 /  15.6
:     Feb 05   /  15.8 /  16.0 /  16.1
:
: Latest Observed Pool Stage 16.1 ft at 915am EST on Wed, Feb 5
:
.ER DSHP1 20250205 Z DC202502051512/DUE/DQG/DH18/HPIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Feb 05 :                         /  16.1
.E2 : Feb 06 : /  16.0 /  16.1 /  16.2 /  16.4
.E3 : Feb 07 : /  16.6 /  17.0 /  17.5 /  17.8
.E4 : Feb 08 : /  17.9 /  18.0 /  17.9 /  17.7
.E5 : Feb 09 : /  17.4 /  17.2 /  17.0 /  16.9
.E6 : Feb 10 : /  16.8 /  16.7 /  16.6
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 02                           /  0.00
:     Feb 03   /  0.02 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Feb 04   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Feb 05   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 05                           /  0.00
:     Feb 06   /  0.00 /  0.02 /  0.44 /  0.04
:     Feb 07   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 02                           /  -2.0
:     Feb 03   /   2.6 /   2.7 /   1.6 /   5.7
:     Feb 04   /  14.9 /  12.2 /   5.1 /   0.9
:     Feb 05   /   1.8 /  -3.1 /  -4.2 /  -2.9
:     Feb 06   /   0.2 /   0.4 /   2.2 /   7.1
:     Feb 07   /   8.7 /   3.4 /  -0.7
:____________________________________________________________________

: Montgomery Lock & Dam - Ohio River - PBZ
: Zero Datum 652.52 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Beaver County, PA
: Record Tailwater Stage     55.0 ft
: Major Tailwater Stage      38.0 ft
: Moderate Tailwater Stage   36.0 ft
: Flood Tailwater Stage      33.0 ft
: Action Tailwater Stage     23.3 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 03                           /  13.5
:     Feb 04   /  13.5 /  13.4 /  13.5 /  13.5
:     Feb 05   /  13.4 /  14.0 /  14.1
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 14.1 ft at 900am EST on Wed, Feb 5
:
.ER MGYP1 20250205 Z DC202502051512/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Feb 05 :                         /  14.3
.E2 : Feb 06 : /  14.4 /  14.3 /  14.6 /  14.8
.E3 : Feb 07 : /  15.1 /  15.9 /  16.8 /  17.6
.E4 : Feb 08 : /  18.2 /  18.6 /  18.5 /  18.0
.E5 : Feb 09 : /  17.5 /  17.0 /  16.6 /  16.2
.E6 : Feb 10 : /  15.9 /  15.7 /  15.4
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 02                           /  0.00
:     Feb 03   /  0.05 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Feb 04   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Feb 05   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 05                           /  0.00
:     Feb 06   /  0.00 /  0.02 /  0.44 /  0.03
:     Feb 07   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 02                           /  -1.8
:     Feb 03   /   1.6 /   2.3 /   2.2 /   5.6
:     Feb 04   /  14.5 /  11.9 /   3.9 /   0.7
:     Feb 05   /   1.2 /  -3.3 /  -4.6 /  -3.0
:     Feb 06   /   0.1 /   0.0 /   1.9 /   6.5
:     Feb 07   /   8.1 /   2.7 /  -1.1
:____________________________________________________________________

: New Cumberland L&D - Ohio River - PBZ
: Zero Datum 632.0 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Hancock County, WV
: Record Tailwater Stage     54.3 ft
: Major Tailwater Stage      39.0 ft
: Moderate Tailwater Stage   38.0 ft
: Flood Tailwater Stage      36.0 ft
: Action Tailwater Stage     26.6 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 03                           /  15.0
:     Feb 04   /  15.4 /  15.3 /  14.5 /  14.5
:     Feb 05   /  14.7 /  15.7 /  15.8
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 15.9 ft at 1000am EST on Wed, Feb 5
:
.ER NCUW2 20250205 Z DC202502051512/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Feb 05 :                         /  16.0
.E2 : Feb 06 : /  16.1 /  16.1 /  16.4 /  16.8
.E3 : Feb 07 : /  17.3 /  18.3 /  19.4 /  20.5
.E4 : Feb 08 : /  21.1 /  21.4 /  21.3 /  20.8
.E5 : Feb 09 : /  20.2 /  19.6 /  19.1 /  18.6
.E6 : Feb 10 : /  18.3 /  18.0 /  17.7
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 02                           /  0.00
:     Feb 03   /  0.03 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Feb 04   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Feb 05   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 05                           /  0.00
:     Feb 06   /  0.00 /  0.03 /  0.45 /  0.02
:     Feb 07   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 02                           /  -1.9
:     Feb 03   /   2.6 /   2.6 /   1.6 /   5.7
:     Feb 04   /  14.3 /  11.6 /   3.7 /   0.6
:     Feb 05   /   1.2 /  -3.1 /  -4.6 /  -3.3
:     Feb 06   /  -0.3 /  -0.2 /   2.1 /   6.6
:     Feb 07   /   7.9 /   2.4 /  -1.4
:____________________________________________________________________

: Pike Island L&D - Ohio River - PBZ
: Zero Datum 611.0 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Ohio County, WV
: Record Tailwater Stage     47.7 ft
: Major Tailwater Stage      43.0 ft
: Moderate Tailwater Stage   39.0 ft
: Flood Tailwater Stage      37.0 ft
: Action Tailwater Stage     26.4 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 03                           /  15.2
:     Feb 04   /  15.9 /  16.1 /  15.6 /  15.3
:     Feb 05   /  15.3 /  15.4 /  16.6
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 16.6 ft at 700am EST on Wed, Feb 5
:
.ER WHLW2 20250205 Z DC202502051512/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Feb 05 :                         /  16.5
.E2 : Feb 06 : /  16.4 /  16.4 /  16.6 /  17.0
.E3 : Feb 07 : /  17.6 /  18.4 /  19.6 /  20.8
.E4 : Feb 08 : /  21.7 /  22.2 /  22.3 /  22.0
.E5 : Feb 09 : /  21.3 /  20.6 /  20.0 /  19.4
.E6 : Feb 10 : /  18.9 /  18.5 /  18.2
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 02                           /  0.00
:     Feb 03   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Feb 04   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Feb 05   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 05                           /  0.00
:     Feb 06   /  0.00 /  0.05 /  0.44 /  0.04
:     Feb 07   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 02                           /  -1.2
:     Feb 03   /   5.2 /   4.0 /   1.0 /   7.3
:     Feb 04   /  15.0 /  11.5 /   6.8 /   1.4
:     Feb 05   /   2.8 /  -2.0 /  -3.5 /  -2.4
:     Feb 06   /   0.5 /   0.6 /   3.7 /   8.4
:     Feb 07   /   9.4 /   3.4 /  -0.8
:____________________________________________________________________

: Wheeling - Ohio River - PBZ
: Zero Datum 608.1 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Ohio County, WV
: Record River Stage     55.2 ft
: Major River Stage      42.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   40.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      36.0 ft
: Action River Stage     26.7 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 03                           /  16.8
:     Feb 04   /  17.2 /  17.3 /  17.0 /  16.8
:     Feb 05   /  16.8 /  17.0 /  17.9
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 17.9 ft at 930am EST on Wed, Feb 5
:
.ER WLGW2 20250205 Z DC202502051512/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Feb 05 :                         /  18.0
.E2 : Feb 06 : /  18.1 /  18.2 /  18.3 /  18.6
.E3 : Feb 07 : /  19.0 /  19.6 /  20.6 /  21.7
.E4 : Feb 08 : /  22.6 /  23.0 /  23.1 /  22.8
.E5 : Feb 09 : /  22.2 /  21.5 /  20.9 /  20.4
.E6 : Feb 10 : /  19.9 /  19.6 /  19.4
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 02                           /  0.00
:     Feb 03   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Feb 04   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Feb 05   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 05                           /  0.00
:     Feb 06   /  0.00 /  0.06 /  0.45 /  0.04
:     Feb 07   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 02                           /  -1.2
:     Feb 03   /   5.4 /   3.6 /   1.2 /   7.7
:     Feb 04   /  15.1 /  11.3 /   7.0 /   1.7
:     Feb 05   /   3.2 /  -1.5 /  -2.9 /  -2.2
:     Feb 06   /   0.8 /   0.7 /   4.0 /   8.6
:     Feb 07   /   9.6 /   3.3 /  -0.8
:____________________________________________________________________

: Hannibal Dam - Ohio River - PBZ
: Zero Datum 590.0 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Monroe County, OH
: Record Tailwater Stage     41.9 ft
: Major Tailwater Stage      40.0 ft
: Moderate Tailwater Stage   37.0 ft
: Flood Tailwater Stage      35.0 ft
: Action Tailwater Stage     24.8 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 03                           /  14.0
:     Feb 04   /  14.0 /  14.7 /  14.4 /  13.9
:     Feb 05   /  13.8 /  14.0 /  14.5
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 14.7 ft at 1000am EST on Wed, Feb 5
:
.ER HANO1 20250205 Z DC202502051512/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Feb 05 :                         /  14.4
.E2 : Feb 06 : /  14.2 /  14.2 /  14.4 /  14.7
.E3 : Feb 07 : /  15.3 /  16.0 /  16.9 /  17.6
.E4 : Feb 08 : /  18.3 /  18.8 /  19.0 /  18.8
.E5 : Feb 09 : /  18.3 /  17.7 /  17.2 /  16.7
.E6 : Feb 10 : /  16.1 /  15.8 /  15.5
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 02                           /  0.00
:     Feb 03   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Feb 04   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Feb 05   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 05                           /  0.00
:     Feb 06   /  0.00 /  0.09 /  0.57 /  0.13
:     Feb 07   /  0.01 /  0.01 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 02                           /   0.1
:     Feb 03   /   7.3 /   5.6 /   3.3 /   8.8
:     Feb 04   /  16.2 /  13.3 /  10.3 /   2.7
:     Feb 05   /   2.8 /  -1.2 /  -3.0 /  -1.4
:     Feb 06   /   1.8 /   1.8 /   5.5 /   9.6
:     Feb 07   /  10.8 /   4.6 /   0.2
:____________________________________________________________________
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