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River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
10:06am EDT Saturday, April 26, 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
:     Apr 24                           /  16.9
:     Apr 25   /  16.8 /  16.3 /  16.3 /  16.4
:     Apr 26   /  16.5 /  16.5 /  16.9
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 16.8 ft at 945am EDT on Sat, Apr 26
:
.ER PTTP1 20250426 Z DC202504261406/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 26 :                         /  16.7
.E2 : Apr 27 : /  16.7 /  16.7 /  16.8 /  16.8
.E3 : Apr 28 : /  16.8 /  16.7 /  16.7 /  16.7
.E4 : Apr 29 : /  16.7 /  16.7 /  16.7 /  16.7
.E5 : Apr 30 : /  16.6 /  16.6 /  16.6 /  16.6
.E6 : May 01 : /  16.6 /  16.6 /  16.6
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 23                           /  0.00
:     Apr 24   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 25   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.02 /  0.10
:     Apr 26   /  0.07 /  0.49 /  0.59
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 26                           /  0.01
:     Apr 27   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 23                           /  18.3
:     Apr 24   /  25.0 /  16.9 /  11.8 /  22.4
:     Apr 25   /  28.0 /  21.8 /  18.2 /  18.4
:     Apr 26   /  21.4 /  18.0 /  17.0 /  13.2
:     Apr 27   /  10.7 /   6.8 /   5.0 /  12.0
:     Apr 28   /  15.5 /   8.1 /   6.2
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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
:     Apr 24                           /  15.4
:     Apr 25   /  15.4 /  15.2 /  15.0 /  15.3
:     Apr 26   /  15.1 /  15.2 /  15.7
:
: Latest Observed Pool Stage 15.9 ft at 915am EDT on Sat, Apr 26
:
.ER DSHP1 20250426 Z DC202504261406/DUE/DQG/DH18/HPIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 26 :                         /  16.1
.E2 : Apr 27 : /  16.6 /  17.3 /  17.5 /  17.7
.E3 : Apr 28 : /  17.6 /  17.5 /  17.3 /  17.2
.E4 : Apr 29 : /  17.0 /  16.8 /  16.6 /  16.5
.E5 : Apr 30 : /  16.4 /  16.3 /  16.1 /  16.0
.E6 : May 01 : /  16.0 /  15.9 /  15.8
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 23                           /  0.00
:     Apr 24   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 25   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.02 /  0.11
:     Apr 26   /  0.03 /  0.68 /  0.56
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 26                           /  0.01
:     Apr 27   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 23                           /  18.2
:     Apr 24   /  24.8 /  17.4 /  12.4 /  22.2
:     Apr 25   /  27.8 /  21.6 /  18.1 /  17.9
:     Apr 26   /  21.8 /  18.0 /  16.9 /  12.7
:     Apr 27   /  10.7 /   6.9 /   5.0 /  12.0
:     Apr 28   /  15.5 /   8.2 /   6.4
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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
:     Apr 24                           /  13.3
:     Apr 25   /  13.2 /  12.9 /  12.8 /  13.1
:     Apr 26   /  13.1 /  12.7 /  13.7
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 13.7 ft at 800am EDT on Sat, Apr 26
:
.ER MGYP1 20250426 Z DC202504261406/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 26 :                         /  14.2
.E2 : Apr 27 : /  15.2 /  16.6 /  17.7 /  18.5
.E3 : Apr 28 : /  18.5 /  17.9 /  17.4 /  17.0
.E4 : Apr 29 : /  16.5 /  16.0 /  15.5 /  15.2
.E5 : Apr 30 : /  14.9 /  14.7 /  14.5 /  14.3
.E6 : May 01 : /  14.1 /  14.0 /  13.9
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 23                           /  0.00
:     Apr 24   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 25   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.04 /  0.10
:     Apr 26   /  0.07 /  0.36 /  0.28
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 26                           /  0.01
:     Apr 27   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 23                           /  18.6
:     Apr 24   /  24.8 /  17.0 /  12.0 /  22.5
:     Apr 25   /  28.0 /  21.1 /  18.3 /  18.0
:     Apr 26   /  21.7 /  18.1 /  17.0 /  12.0
:     Apr 27   /  10.3 /   6.6 /   4.9 /  12.0
:     Apr 28   /  15.3 /   7.7 /   6.2
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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
:     Apr 24                           /  14.3
:     Apr 25   /  14.7 /  14.6 /  13.7 /  13.5
:     Apr 26   /  14.3 /  13.8 /  14.3
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 15.0 ft at 945am EDT on Sat, Apr 26
:
.ER NCUW2 20250426 Z DC202504261406/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 26 :                         /  15.6
.E2 : Apr 27 : /  17.1 /  19.1 /  20.9 /  21.2
.E3 : Apr 28 : /  20.9 /  20.3 /  19.6 /  19.0
.E4 : Apr 29 : /  18.5 /  17.9 /  17.3 /  16.9
.E5 : Apr 30 : /  16.5 /  16.2 /  15.8 /  15.5
.E6 : May 01 : /  15.2 /  15.0 /  14.8
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 23                           /  0.00
:     Apr 24   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 25   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.08 /  0.28
:     Apr 26   /  0.17 /  0.32 /  0.26
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 26                           /  0.00
:     Apr 27   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 23                           /  18.2
:     Apr 24   /  24.7 /  16.9 /  11.7 /  22.1
:     Apr 25   /  27.9 /  20.7 /  18.0 /  17.9
:     Apr 26   /  21.8 /  17.8 /  16.8 /  11.4
:     Apr 27   /  10.4 /   6.6 /   4.7 /  12.0
:     Apr 28   /  15.4 /   7.7 /   6.4
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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
:     Apr 24                           /  14.1
:     Apr 25   /  14.7 /  15.1 /  14.9 /  14.7
:     Apr 26   /  14.8 /  14.9 /  15.0E
: Observed values (above) with a trailing E indicate missing values
: that were replaced with estimates from model simulations.
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 14.9 ft at 500am EDT on Sat, Apr 26
:
.ER WHLW2 20250426 Z DC202504261406/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 26 :                         /  14.9
.E2 : Apr 27 : /  16.8 /  18.9 /  20.9 /  22.0
.E3 : Apr 28 : /  22.0 /  21.5 /  20.7 /  20.0
.E4 : Apr 29 : /  19.4 /  18.7 /  18.0 /  17.4
.E5 : Apr 30 : /  17.0 /  16.6 /  16.2 /  15.9
.E6 : May 01 : /  15.5 /  15.3 /  15.2
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 23                           /  0.00
:     Apr 24   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 25   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.10 /  0.15
:     Apr 26   /  0.06 /  0.59 /  0.21
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 26                           /  0.01
:     Apr 27   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 23                           /  18.7
:     Apr 24   /  24.9 /  16.2 /  10.9 /  22.2
:     Apr 25   /  27.9 /  20.3 /  17.2 /  18.1
:     Apr 26   /  22.6 /  18.0 /  17.3 /  12.9
:     Apr 27   /  11.7 /   7.0 /   4.5 /  12.3
:     Apr 28   /  16.1 /   8.0 /   6.6
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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
:     Apr 24                           /  16.3
:     Apr 25   /  16.7 /  16.8 /  16.8 /  16.7
:     Apr 26   /  16.7 /  16.9 /  17.1
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 17.1 ft at 930am EDT on Sat, Apr 26
:
.ER WLGW2 20250426 Z DC202504261406/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 26 :                         /  17.3
.E2 : Apr 27 : /  18.5 /  19.9 /  21.6 /  22.6
.E3 : Apr 28 : /  22.6 /  22.1 /  21.4 /  20.7
.E4 : Apr 29 : /  20.1 /  19.4 /  18.9 /  18.5
.E5 : Apr 30 : /  18.2 /  17.9 /  17.7 /  17.4
.E6 : May 01 : /  17.2 /  17.1 /  16.9
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 23                           /  0.00
:     Apr 24   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 25   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.19 /  0.09
:     Apr 26   /  0.07 /  0.57 /  0.09
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 26                           /  0.01
:     Apr 27   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 23                           /  18.8
:     Apr 24   /  25.2 /  16.2 /  10.8 /  22.3
:     Apr 25   /  28.0 /  20.1 /  16.9 /  18.7
:     Apr 26   /  23.0 /  18.2 /  17.5 /  13.1
:     Apr 27   /  12.3 /   7.2 /   4.5 /  12.5
:     Apr 28   /  16.4 /   8.1 /   6.9
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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
:     Apr 24                           /  12.8
:     Apr 25   /  13.1 /  13.5 /  13.6 /  13.5
:     Apr 26   /  13.0 /  13.0 /  13.3
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 13.5 ft at 945am EDT on Sat, Apr 26
:
.ER HANO1 20250426 Z DC202504261406/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 26 :                         /  13.6
.E2 : Apr 27 : /  14.7 /  16.3 /  17.6 /  18.5
.E3 : Apr 28 : /  18.7 /  18.5 /  17.9 /  17.3
.E4 : Apr 29 : /  16.7 /  16.1 /  15.4 /  15.0
.E5 : Apr 30 : /  14.6 /  14.4 /  14.1 /  13.9
.E6 : May 01 : /  13.6 /  13.5 /  13.3
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 23                           /  0.00
:     Apr 24   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 25   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.08 /  0.05
:     Apr 26   /  0.06 /  0.30 /  0.60
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 26                           /  0.01
:     Apr 27   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 23                           /  18.8
:     Apr 24   /  25.1 /  17.4 /  12.3 /  22.3
:     Apr 25   /  27.8 /  20.6 /  17.0 /  19.1
:     Apr 26   /  21.9 /  17.7 /  16.9 /  14.3
:     Apr 27   /  12.8 /   7.8 /   4.9 /  12.3
:     Apr 28   /  16.3 /   8.8 /   7.5
:____________________________________________________________________
$$
: Fliehman
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