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441 FGUS51 KTIR 211431 RVFOHH River Forecast NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH 10:31am EDT Friday, March 21, 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 : Racine Lock & Dam - Ohio River - RLX : Zero Datum 526.0 ft (NGVD 1929) : Mason County, WV : Record Tailwater Stage 50.2 ft : Major Tailwater Stage 48.0 ft : Moderate Tailwater Stage 44.0 ft : Flood Tailwater Stage 41.0 ft : Action Tailwater Stage 38.0 ft : : Time series data are in 6-hour increments. : : Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 19 / 16.1 : Mar 20 / 15.2 / 15.0 / 15.2 / 15.9 : Mar 21 / 15.9 / 15.1 / 14.9 : : Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 14.8 ft at 1000am EDT on Fri, Mar 21 : .ER RACW2 20250321 Z DC202503211431/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Mar 21 : / 14.9 .E2 : Mar 22 : / 14.8 / 14.7 / 14.7 / 14.7 .E3 : Mar 23 : / 14.5 / 14.4 / 14.3 / 14.2 .E4 : Mar 24 : / 14.1 / 14.0 / 14.0 / 13.9 .E5 : Mar 25 : / 13.9 / 13.9 / 13.8 / 13.8 .E6 : Mar 26 : / 13.7 / 13.7 / 13.6 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 18 / 0.00 : Mar 19 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 20 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.04 / 0.07 : Mar 21 / 0.01 / 0.01 / 0.00 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 21 / 0.00 : Mar 22 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.01 : Mar 23 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 18 / 9.6 : Mar 19 / 20.8 / 10.6 / 5.4 / 17.6 : Mar 20 / 27.0 / 19.6 / 15.9 / 10.4 : Mar 21 / 7.0 / 3.3 / 0.4 / 5.3 : Mar 22 / 11.8 / 7.5 / 7.1 / 10.5 : Mar 23 / 11.0 / 2.8 / -0.9 :____________________________________________________________________ : Point Pleasant - Ohio River - RLX : Zero Datum 514.1 ft (SANDY HOOK DATUM) : Mason County, WV : Record River Stage 62.8 ft : Major River Stage 48.0 ft : Moderate River Stage 44.0 ft : Flood River Stage 40.0 ft : Action River Stage 38.0 ft : : Time series data are in 6-hour increments. : : Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 19 / 25.4 : Mar 20 / 25.2 / 25.2 / 25.1 / 25.4 : Mar 21 / 25.3 / 25.0 / 25.0 : : Latest Observed River Stage 25.0 ft at 1000am EDT on Fri, Mar 21 : .ER POPW2 20250321 Z DC202503211431/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Mar 21 : / 25.0 .E2 : Mar 22 : / 25.0 / 24.9 / 24.9 / 24.9 .E3 : Mar 23 : / 24.9 / 24.9 / 24.9 / 24.8 .E4 : Mar 24 : / 24.8 / 24.8 / 24.8 / 24.8 .E5 : Mar 25 : / 24.8 / 24.8 / 24.8 / 24.8 .E6 : Mar 26 : / 24.8 / 24.7 / 24.7 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 18 / 0.00 : Mar 19 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 20 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.05 / 0.04 : Mar 21 / 0.01 / 0.01 / 0.00 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 21 / 0.00 : Mar 22 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.01 : Mar 23 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 18 / 9.8 : Mar 19 / 21.2 / 11.1 / 5.1 / 17.2 : Mar 20 / 26.9 / 20.2 / 15.7 / 10.3 : Mar 21 / 6.5 / 3.4 / -0.1 / 5.5 : Mar 22 / 12.1 / 7.6 / 7.2 / 10.6 : Mar 23 / 11.3 / 3.1 / -0.5 :____________________________________________________________________ : R C Byrd Dam - Ohio River - RLX : Zero Datum 503.0 ft (Vertical Datum Unknown) : Mason County, WV : Record Tailwater Stage 69.6 ft : Major Tailwater Stage 56.0 ft : Moderate Tailwater Stage 52.0 ft : Flood Tailwater Stage 50.0 ft : Action Tailwater Stage 48.0 ft : : Time series data are in 6-hour increments. : : Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 19 / 19.1 : Mar 20 / 18.4 / 17.6 / 17.4 / 17.6 : Mar 21 / 18.8 / 18.3 / 17.4 : : Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 17.4 ft at 1000am EDT on Fri, Mar 21 : .ER GALW2 20250321 Z DC202503211431/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Mar 21 : / 17.4 .E2 : Mar 22 : / 17.7 / 17.6 / 17.3 / 17.2 .E3 : Mar 23 : / 16.9 / 16.7 / 16.6 / 16.5 .E4 : Mar 24 : / 16.4 / 16.3 / 16.3 / 16.1 .E5 : Mar 25 : / 16.1 / 15.9 / 15.9 / 15.8 .E6 : Mar 26 : / 15.7 / 15.7 / 15.6 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 18 / 0.00 : Mar 19 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 20 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.06 / 0.00 : Mar 21 / 0.01 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 21 / 0.00 : Mar 22 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 23 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 18 / 10.3 : Mar 19 / 21.5 / 11.8 / 5.9 / 17.4 : Mar 20 / 26.8 / 21.7 / 15.6 / 10.2 : Mar 21 / 6.5 / 3.7 / -0.2 / 5.9 : Mar 22 / 12.5 / 8.1 / 7.7 / 10.8 : Mar 23 / 11.5 / 3.3 / -0.2 :____________________________________________________________________ : Huntington - Ohio River - RLX : Zero Datum 490.263 ft (NGVD 1929 ADJ) : Cabell County, WV : Record River Stage 69.4 ft : Major River Stage 59.0 ft : Moderate River Stage 55.0 ft : Flood River Stage 50.0 ft : Action River Stage 48.0 ft : : Time series data are in 6-hour increments. : : Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 19 / 27.3 : Mar 20 / 27.1 / 26.9 / 26.8 / 26.7 : Mar 21 / 27.2 / 27.3 / 26.9 : : Latest Observed River Stage 26.8 ft at 1000am EDT on Fri, Mar 21 : .ER HNTW2 20250321 Z DC202503211431/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Mar 21 : / 26.7 .E2 : Mar 22 : / 26.6 / 26.8 / 26.6 / 26.6 .E3 : Mar 23 : / 26.5 / 26.5 / 26.4 / 26.4 .E4 : Mar 24 : / 26.4 / 26.3 / 26.3 / 26.3 .E5 : Mar 25 : / 26.2 / 26.2 / 26.2 / 26.1 .E6 : Mar 26 : / 26.1 / 26.0 / 26.0 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 18 / 0.00 : Mar 19 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 20 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.07 / 0.03 : Mar 21 / 0.02 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 21 / 0.00 : Mar 22 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 23 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 18 / 10.5 : Mar 19 / 21.8 / 11.3 / 5.0 / 17.2 : Mar 20 / 27.4 / 20.5 / 16.0 / 10.4 : Mar 21 / 6.6 / 3.9 / 0.1 / 5.8 : Mar 22 / 12.6 / 8.0 / 7.6 / 11.3 : Mar 23 / 12.4 / 4.0 / 0.4 :____________________________________________________________________ : Ashland River Gage - Ohio River - RLX : Zero Datum 481.5 ft (USGS) : Boyd County, KY : Record River Stage 74.2 ft : Major River Stage 65.5 ft : Moderate River Stage 56.6 ft : Flood River Stage 52.0 ft : Action River Stage 50.0 ft : : Time series data are in 6-hour increments. : : Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 19 / 35.3 : Mar 20 / 35.1 / 35.0 / 35.0 / 34.8 : Mar 21 / 35.0 / 35.2 / 35.1 : : Latest Observed River Stage 35.1 ft at 1000am EDT on Fri, Mar 21 : .ER ASHK2 20250321 Z DC202503211431/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Mar 21 : / 35.1 .E2 : Mar 22 : / 35.0 / 35.1 / 35.0 / 35.0 .E3 : Mar 23 : / 35.0 / 35.0 / 34.9 / 34.9 .E4 : Mar 24 : / 34.9 / 34.9 / 34.9 / 34.8 .E5 : Mar 25 : / 34.8 / 34.8 / 34.8 / 34.8 .E6 : Mar 26 : / 34.7 / 34.7 / 34.7 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 18 / 0.00 : Mar 19 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 20 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.08 / 0.00 : Mar 21 / 0.01 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 21 / 0.00 : Mar 22 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 23 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 18 / 10.5 : Mar 19 / 22.1 / 13.6 / 7.1 / 17.0 : Mar 20 / 26.9 / 21.5 / 15.4 / 10.0 : Mar 21 / 6.3 / 3.9 / -0.3 / 6.1 : Mar 22 / 12.9 / 8.6 / 7.9 / 11.5 : Mar 23 / 13.0 / 4.8 / 1.1 :____________________________________________________________________ : Grayson - Little Sandy River - RLX : Zero Datum 557.95 ft (USGS) : Carter County, KY : Record River Stage 30.6 ft : Major River Stage 28.0 ft : Moderate River Stage 25.0 ft : Flood River Stage 21.0 ft : Action River Stage 19.0 ft : : Time series data are in 6-hour increments. : : Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 19 / 4.8 : Mar 20 / 4.8 / 4.8 / 4.8 / 4.8 : Mar 21 / 4.8 / 4.8 / 4.9 : : Latest Observed River Stage 4.9 ft at 1000am EDT on Fri, Mar 21 : .ER GYNK2 20250321 Z DC202503211431/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Mar 21 : / 4.9 .E2 : Mar 22 : / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.5 .E3 : Mar 23 : / 5.4 / 5.4 / 5.4 / 5.4 .E4 : Mar 24 : / 5.4 / 5.4 / 5.4 / 4.9 .E5 : Mar 25 : / 4.9 / 4.9 / 4.9 / 4.9 .E6 : Mar 26 : / 4.9 / 4.9 / 4.9 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 18 / 0.00 : Mar 19 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 20 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.06 / 0.00 : Mar 21 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 21 / 0.00 : Mar 22 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 23 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 18 / 9.8 : Mar 19 / 21.5 / 15.9 / 9.8 / 17.0 : Mar 20 / 25.5 / 21.7 / 13.6 / 8.5 : Mar 21 / 5.2 / 2.9 / -1.0 / 5.7 : Mar 22 / 12.3 / 8.7 / 7.8 / 10.8 : Mar 23 / 12.4 / 4.8 / 1.2 :____________________________________________________________________ : Lloyd Greenup Dam - Ohio River - RLX : Zero Datum 473.0 ft (USGS) : Greenup County, KY : Record Tailwater Stage 74.7 ft : Major Tailwater Stage 62.0 ft : Moderate Tailwater Stage 56.0 ft : Flood Tailwater Stage 54.0 ft : Action Tailwater Stage 52.0 ft : : Time series data are in 6-hour increments. : : Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 19 / 20.9 : Mar 20 / 21.8 / 20.9 / 20.4 / 19.9 : Mar 21 / 20.3 / 20.8 / 20.4 : : Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 20.3 ft at 945am EDT on Fri, Mar 21 : .ER GNUK2 20250321 Z DC202503211431/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Mar 21 : / 20.3 .E2 : Mar 22 : / 20.2 / 20.0 / 20.1 / 19.9 .E3 : Mar 23 : / 19.7 / 19.6 / 19.3 / 19.1 .E4 : Mar 24 : / 18.9 / 18.7 / 18.6 / 18.5 .E5 : Mar 25 : / 18.4 / 18.3 / 18.1 / 18.0 .E6 : Mar 26 : / 17.9 / 17.8 / 17.6 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 18 / 0.00 : Mar 19 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 20 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.05 / 0.00 : Mar 21 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 21 / 0.00 : Mar 22 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 23 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 18 / 10.3 : Mar 19 / 22.0 / 14.8 / 8.2 / 17.0 : Mar 20 / 26.2 / 22.3 / 14.6 / 9.4 : Mar 21 / 5.8 / 3.5 / -0.6 / 6.2 : Mar 22 / 12.8 / 8.8 / 8.1 / 11.1 : Mar 23 / 12.5 / 4.6 / 1.0 :____________________________________________________________________ : Portsmouth - Ohio River - ILN : Zero Datum 470.9 ft (OHIO RIVER DATUM) : Scioto County, OH : Record River Stage 74.2 ft : Major River Stage 66.0 ft : Moderate River Stage 57.0 ft : Flood River Stage 50.0 ft : Action River Stage 35.0 ft : : Time series data are in 6-hour increments. : : Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 19 / 21.0 : Mar 20 / 21.6 / 21.2 / 20.7 / 20.3 : Mar 21 / 20.1 / 20.5 / 20.5 : : Latest Observed River Stage 20.3 ft at 1000am EDT on Fri, Mar 21 : .ER PORO1 20250321 Z DC202503211431/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Mar 21 : / 20.1 .E2 : Mar 22 : / 19.9 / 19.8 / 20.0 / 19.8 .E3 : Mar 23 : / 19.6 / 19.4 / 19.2 / 19.0 .E4 : Mar 24 : / 18.9 / 18.8 / 18.7 / 18.6 .E5 : Mar 25 : / 18.5 / 18.4 / 18.2 / 18.1 .E6 : Mar 26 : / 18.0 / 17.9 / 17.8 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 18 / 0.00 : Mar 19 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 20 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.07 / 0.00 : Mar 21 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 21 / 0.00 : Mar 22 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 23 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 18 / 10.1 : Mar 19 / 21.8 / 15.0 / 9.4 / 17.3 : Mar 20 / 25.6 / 22.7 / 14.0 / 9.0 : Mar 21 / 5.7 / 3.2 / -0.7 / 6.0 : Mar 22 / 12.5 / 8.9 / 8.1 / 10.3 : Mar 23 / 11.5 / 3.9 / 0.5 :____________________________________________________________________ $$ : Cornelissen :...END of MESSAGE...