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River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
10:27am EDT Thursday, April 3, 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


: Logan - Guyandotte River - RLX
: Zero Datum 640.49 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Logan County, WV
: Record River Stage     35.0 ft
: Major River Stage      35.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   28.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      23.0 ft
: Action River Stage     21.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 01                           /   6.1
:     Apr 02   /   6.0 /   5.7 /   5.6 /   5.6
:     Apr 03   /   5.6 /   5.6 /   5.5
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 5.5 ft at 1000am EDT on Thu, Apr 3
:
.ER LOGW2 20250403 Z DC202504031427/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 03 :                         /   5.5
.E2 : Apr 04 : /   5.5 /   5.7 /   5.9 /   6.0
.E3 : Apr 05 : /   6.0 /   5.9 /   5.8 /   5.7
.E4 : Apr 06 : /   5.6 /   5.5 /   5.6 /   5.8
.E5 : Apr 07 : /   6.1 /   6.2 /   6.2 /   6.1
.E6 : Apr 08 : /   6.0 /   5.8 /   5.7
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 31                           /  0.00
:     Apr 01   /  0.47 /  0.03 /  0.03 /  0.00
:     Apr 02   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 03   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.02
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 03                           /  0.25
:     Apr 04   /  0.16 /  0.03 /  0.04 /  0.01
:     Apr 05   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 06   /  0.00 /  0.04 /  0.38
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (144 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 31                           /  17.9
:     Apr 01   /  14.1 /   6.5 /   3.1 /   4.4
:     Apr 02   /  10.5 /   7.3 /  10.1 /  18.4
:     Apr 03   /  26.1 /  21.3 /  20.5 /  20.7
:     Apr 04   /  22.5 /  19.2 /  17.5 /  21.2
:     Apr 05   /  24.6 /  20.3 /  19.2 /  26.2
:     Apr 06   /  26.8 /  21.3 /  17.6
:____________________________________________________________________

: Litwar River Gauge - Tug Fork - RLX
: Zero Datum 936.36 ft (G-7532 (1929))
: McDowell County, WV
: Record River Stage     27.4 ft
: Major River Stage      27.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   25.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      24.0 ft
: Action River Stage     20.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 01                           /   5.3
:     Apr 02   /   5.4 /   5.4 /   5.4 /   5.3
:     Apr 03   /   5.3 /   5.3 /   5.3
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 5.2 ft at 1005am EDT on Thu, Apr 3
:
.ER LITW2 20250403 Z DC202504031427/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 03 :                         /   5.2
.E2 : Apr 04 : /   5.1 /   5.0 /   5.0 /   4.9
.E3 : Apr 05 : /   4.9 /   4.8 /   4.8 /   4.8
.E4 : Apr 06 : /   4.7 /   4.7 /   4.7 /   4.6
.E5 : Apr 07 : /   4.6 /   4.6 /   4.6 /   4.6
.E6 : Apr 08 : /   4.6 /   4.6 /   4.5
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 31                           /  0.02
:     Apr 01   /  0.22 /  0.03 /  0.06 /  0.00
:     Apr 02   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 03   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 03                           /  0.05
:     Apr 04   /  0.02 /  0.00 /  0.01 /  0.00
:     Apr 05   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 06   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.23
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (144 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 31                           /  18.4
:     Apr 01   /  16.9 /   8.9 /   4.9 /   5.9
:     Apr 02   /  12.6 /   7.3 /   7.3 /  18.0
:     Apr 03   /  25.8 /  20.1 /  19.7 /  22.1
:     Apr 04   /  24.5 /  19.4 /  17.3 /  23.1
:     Apr 05   /  26.3 /  19.1 /  17.7 /  27.2
:     Apr 06   /  27.1 /  20.4 /  17.2
:____________________________________________________________________

: Williamson - Tug Fork - RLX
: Zero Datum 620.52 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Mingo County, WV
: Record River Stage     52.6 ft
: Major River Stage      42.7 ft
: Moderate River Stage   32.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      27.0 ft
: Action River Stage     25.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 01                           /   5.7
:     Apr 02   /   5.9 /   6.0 /   6.1 /   6.1
:     Apr 03   /   6.1 /   6.1 /   6.0
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 6.0 ft at 1000am EDT on Thu, Apr 3
:
.ER WILW2 20250403 Z DC202504031427/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 03 :                         /   5.9
.E2 : Apr 04 : /   5.9 /   5.8 /   5.8 /   5.7
.E3 : Apr 05 : /   5.5 /   5.4 /   5.3 /   5.2
.E4 : Apr 06 : /   5.1 /   5.0 /   5.1 /   5.5
.E5 : Apr 07 : /   5.5 /   5.4 /   5.4 /   5.3
.E6 : Apr 08 : /   5.2 /   5.2 /   5.1
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 31                           /  0.01
:     Apr 01   /  0.11 /  0.01 /  0.03 /  0.00
:     Apr 02   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 03   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.03
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 03                           /  0.14
:     Apr 04   /  0.13 /  0.01 /  0.04 /  0.01
:     Apr 05   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 06   /  0.00 /  0.04 /  0.40
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (144 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 31                           /  18.6
:     Apr 01   /  15.4 /   7.5 /   4.1 /   5.2
:     Apr 02   /  11.4 /   7.2 /   9.1 /  20.0
:     Apr 03   /  27.2 /  22.7 /  21.0 /  21.9
:     Apr 04   /  24.0 /  20.0 /  18.1 /  22.7
:     Apr 05   /  26.4 /  21.2 /  19.7 /  27.4
:     Apr 06   /  28.1 /  22.2 /  18.2
:____________________________________________________________________

: Haysi River Gage - Russell Fork - RLX
: Zero Datum 1236.7 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Dickenson County, VA
: Record River Stage     28.2 ft
: Major River Stage      24.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   20.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      16.0 ft
: Action River Stage     15.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 01                           /   3.8
:     Apr 02   /   3.8 /   3.8 /   3.8 /   3.7
:     Apr 03   /   3.7 /   3.6 /   3.6
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 3.6 ft at 945am EDT on Thu, Apr 3
:
.ER HAIV2 20250403 Z DC202504031427/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 03 :                         /   3.5
.E2 : Apr 04 : /   3.4 /   3.4 /   3.3 /   3.3
.E3 : Apr 05 : /   3.2 /   3.2 /   3.1 /   3.1
.E4 : Apr 06 : /   3.0 /   3.0 /   2.9 /   3.1
.E5 : Apr 07 : /   3.4 /   3.4 /   3.4 /   3.3
.E6 : Apr 08 : /   3.2 /   3.2 /   3.1
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 31                           /  0.03
:     Apr 01   /  0.22 /  0.03 /  0.04 /  0.00
:     Apr 02   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 03   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 03                           /  0.04
:     Apr 04   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 05   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 06   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.28
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (144 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 31                           /  16.1
:     Apr 01   /  14.8 /   7.5 /   3.8 /   4.7
:     Apr 02   /  12.5 /   7.1 /   6.9 /  18.5
:     Apr 03   /  24.8 /  21.3 /  20.6 /  21.5
:     Apr 04   /  24.9 /  19.8 /  17.6 /  22.8
:     Apr 05   /  26.5 /  19.4 /  17.8 /  26.0
:     Apr 06   /  26.9 /  20.4 /  16.8
:____________________________________________________________________

: Paintsville - Levisa Fork Big Sandy River - JKL
: Zero Datum 566.84 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Johnson County, KY
: Record River Stage     45.9 ft
: Major River Stage      42.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   38.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      35.0 ft
: Action River Stage     28.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 01                           /   7.3
:     Apr 02   /   7.2 /   7.3 /   7.2 /   6.8
:     Apr 03   /   7.0 /   7.0 /   7.2
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 7.8 ft at 945am EDT on Thu, Apr 3
:
.ER PTVK2 20250403 Z DC202504031427/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 03 :                         /   8.9
.E2 : Apr 04 : /   9.6 /   9.8 /   9.6 /   9.1
.E3 : Apr 05 : /   8.4 /   7.8 /   7.4 /   7.3
.E4 : Apr 06 : /   7.1 /   7.2 /   7.4 /   7.6
.E5 : Apr 07 : /   8.7 /   9.0 /   8.9 /   8.5
.E6 : Apr 08 : /   8.1 /   7.7 /   7.4
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 31                           /  0.02
:     Apr 01   /  0.13 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 02   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 03   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.75
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 03                           /  0.31
:     Apr 04   /  0.28 /  0.03 /  0.08 /  0.04
:     Apr 05   /  0.03 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 06   /  0.00 /  0.23 /  0.66
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (144 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 31                           /  17.3
:     Apr 01   /  11.9 /   6.9 /   4.4 /   5.9
:     Apr 02   /  10.9 /   7.6 /   7.7 /  21.5
:     Apr 03   /  28.6 /  24.6 /  21.2 /  20.8
:     Apr 04   /  22.6 /  19.4 /  17.3 /  21.8
:     Apr 05   /  25.5 /  21.1 /  20.5 /  26.9
:     Apr 06   /  27.8 /  21.8 /  18.0
:____________________________________________________________________

: Fullers Station - Big Sandy River - RLX
: Zero Datum 512.81 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Lawrence County, KY
: Record River Stage     48.4 ft
: Major River Stage      64.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   59.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      49.0 ft
: Action River Stage     45.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 01                           /   8.4
:     Apr 02   /   8.7 /   8.8 /   8.8 /   8.8
:     Apr 03   /   8.8 /   8.8 /   9.2
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 10.1 ft at 930am EDT on Thu, Apr 3
:
.ER FLRK2 20250403 Z DC202504031427/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 03 :                         /  11.6
.E2 : Apr 04 : /  12.9 /  13.8 /  14.4 /  14.5
.E3 : Apr 05 : /  14.7 /  14.8 /  14.9 /  14.8
.E4 : Apr 06 : /  14.6 /  14.6 /  14.6 /  14.6
.E5 : Apr 07 : /  14.6 /  14.8 /  14.9 /  14.9
.E6 : Apr 08 : /  14.9 /  14.9 /  14.8
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 31                           /  0.01
:     Apr 01   /  0.10 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 02   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 03   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  1.05
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 03                           /  0.34
:     Apr 04   /  0.38 /  0.07 /  0.14 /  0.10
:     Apr 05   /  0.03 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 06   /  0.00 /  0.26 /  0.65
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (144 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 31                           /  16.5
:     Apr 01   /  11.9 /   7.0 /   4.5 /   6.3
:     Apr 02   /  10.5 /   7.2 /   6.9 /  20.7
:     Apr 03   /  29.0 /  24.8 /  20.8 /  20.5
:     Apr 04   /  21.8 /  18.2 /  16.0 /  20.5
:     Apr 05   /  24.4 /  20.0 /  20.0 /  26.9
:     Apr 06   /  27.8 /  21.1 /  17.4
:____________________________________________________________________
$$
: Crawford
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