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FGUS51 KTIR 281450
RVFAGU
River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
9:50am EST Friday, February 28, 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


: Eldred - Allegheny River - CTP
: Zero Datum 1416.5 ft (NGVD 1929)
: McKean County, PA
: Record River Stage     29.1 ft
: Major River Stage      27.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   25.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      23.0 ft
: Action River Stage     17.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 26                           /   6.0
:     Feb 27   /   6.1 /   6.4 /   6.9 /   8.4
:     Feb 28   /  10.3 /  11.0 /  11.2
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 11.2 ft at 930am EST on Fri, Feb 28
:
.ER ELRP1 20250228 Z DC202502281450/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Feb 28 :                         /  11.2
.E2 : Mar 01 : /  11.4 /  11.4 /  11.4 /  11.3
.E3 : Mar 02 : /  11.1 /  10.5 /  10.1 /   9.7
.E4 : Mar 03 : /   9.3 /   9.0 /   8.7 /   8.4
.E5 : Mar 04 : /   8.2 /   7.9 /   7.7 /   7.5
.E6 : Mar 05 : /   7.3 /   7.2 /   7.1
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 25                           /  0.05
:     Feb 26   /  0.03 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Feb 27   /  0.01 /  0.31 /  0.10 /  0.26
:     Feb 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.03
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 28                           /  0.00
:     Mar 01   /  0.01 /  0.09 /  0.03 /  0.01
:     Mar 02   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 25                           /   3.5
:     Feb 26   /   5.0 /   2.0 /  -0.6 /   3.1
:     Feb 27   /   5.0 /   1.8 /   2.0 /   4.9
:     Feb 28   /   2.6 /   1.3 /  -0.5 /  -0.3
:     Mar 01   /   2.9 /   3.8 /   0.9 /  -5.2
:     Mar 02   /  -7.3 / -11.2 / -12.0
:____________________________________________________________________

: Olean - Allegheny River - BUF
: Zero Datum 1401.12 ft (Vertical Datum Unknown)
: Cattaraugus County, NY
: Record River Stage     24.2 ft
: Major River Stage      23.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   17.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      12.0 ft
: Action River Stage     10.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 26                           /   4.1
:     Feb 27   /   4.2 /   4.4 /   4.8 /   5.4
:     Feb 28   /   6.5 /   7.2 /   7.6
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 7.6 ft at 930am EST on Fri, Feb 28
:
.ER OLNN6 20250228 Z DC202502281450/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Feb 28 :                         /   7.9
.E2 : Mar 01 : /   8.2 /   8.3 /   8.4 /   8.4
.E3 : Mar 02 : /   8.3 /   7.9 /   7.5 /   7.1
.E4 : Mar 03 : /   6.8 /   6.5 /   6.3 /   6.0
.E5 : Mar 04 : /   5.8 /   5.5 /   5.3 /   5.1
.E6 : Mar 05 : /   4.9 /   4.8 /   4.8
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 25                           /  0.04
:     Feb 26   /  0.03 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Feb 27   /  0.00 /  0.27 /  0.08 /  0.27
:     Feb 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.03
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 28                           /  0.00
:     Mar 01   /  0.02 /  0.10 /  0.03 /  0.01
:     Mar 02   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 25                           /   3.3
:     Feb 26   /   4.5 /   2.1 /  -0.9 /   2.5
:     Feb 27   /   4.9 /   1.9 /   2.0 /   4.3
:     Feb 28   /   2.0 /   1.0 /  -0.8 /  -1.0
:     Mar 01   /   2.4 /   3.5 /   0.6 /  -5.8
:     Mar 02   /  -7.9 / -11.6 / -12.2
:____________________________________________________________________

: Salamanca - Allegheny River - BUF
: Zero Datum 1358.0 ft (Vertical Datum Unknown)
: Cattaraugus County, NY
: Record River Stage     24.0 ft
: Major River Stage      21.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   14.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      12.0 ft
: Action River Stage      9.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 26                           /   4.3
:     Feb 27   /   4.4 /   4.5 /   4.7 /   5.0
:     Feb 28   /   5.6 /   5.9 /   6.0
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 6.1 ft at 845am EST on Fri, Feb 28
:
.ER SLMN6 20250228 Z DC202502281450/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Feb 28 :                         /   6.3
.E2 : Mar 01 : /   6.4 /   6.6 /   6.7 /   6.8
.E3 : Mar 02 : /   6.9 /   6.8 /   6.7 /   6.5
.E4 : Mar 03 : /   6.3 /   6.1 /   5.9 /   5.8
.E5 : Mar 04 : /   5.6 /   5.5 /   5.4 /   5.3
.E6 : Mar 05 : /   5.2 /   5.1 /   5.1
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 25                           /  0.04
:     Feb 26   /  0.03 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Feb 27   /  0.01 /  0.29 /  0.07 /  0.22
:     Feb 28   /  0.00 /  0.01 /  0.04
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 28                           /  0.00
:     Mar 01   /  0.02 /  0.12 /  0.04 /  0.01
:     Mar 02   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 25                           /   3.3
:     Feb 26   /   4.5 /   2.0 /  -0.9 /   2.3
:     Feb 27   /   4.6 /   1.7 /   1.7 /   4.0
:     Feb 28   /   1.7 /   1.0 /  -0.9 /  -1.0
:     Mar 01   /   2.5 /   3.6 /  -0.0 /  -6.4
:     Mar 02   /  -8.2 / -11.7 / -12.2
:____________________________________________________________________

: West Hickory - Allegheny River - PBZ
: Zero Datum 1059.9 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Forest County, PA
: Record River Stage     17.8 ft
: Major River Stage      17.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   16.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      14.0 ft
: Action River Stage     10.7 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 26                           /   4.4
:     Feb 27   /   4.5 /   4.6 /   4.9 /   5.3
:     Feb 28   /   5.9 /   6.1 /   6.0
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 6.0 ft at 900am EST on Fri, Feb 28
:
.ER WHKP1 20250228 Z DC202502281450/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Feb 28 :                         /   5.9
.E2 : Mar 01 : /   5.8 /   5.7 /   5.7 /   5.8
.E3 : Mar 02 : /   5.8 /   5.8 /   5.8 /   5.7
.E4 : Mar 03 : /   5.6 /   5.6 /   5.5 /   5.4
.E5 : Mar 04 : /   5.3 /   5.2 /   5.2 /   5.1
.E6 : Mar 05 : /   5.1 /   5.1 /   5.1
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 25                           /  0.01
:     Feb 26   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Feb 27   /  0.04 /  0.30 /  0.14 /  0.08
:     Feb 28   /  0.00 /  0.02 /  0.03
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 28                           /  0.00
:     Mar 01   /  0.01 /  0.10 /  0.03 /  0.01
:     Mar 02   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 25                           /   3.6
:     Feb 26   /   5.3 /   1.0 /  -1.1 /   1.2
:     Feb 27   /   4.0 /   1.5 /   1.5 /   3.5
:     Feb 28   /   1.8 /   1.0 /  -0.3 /   0.5
:     Mar 01   /   4.4 /   4.8 /  -0.2 /  -5.7
:     Mar 02   /  -7.2 / -10.9 / -11.4
:____________________________________________________________________

: Meadville - French Creek - CLE
: Zero Datum 1058.83 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Crawford County, PA
: Record River Stage     17.6 ft
: Major River Stage      17.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   16.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      14.0 ft
: Action River Stage     11.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 26                           /   6.8
:     Feb 27   /   6.9 /   7.4 /   9.5 /   8.3
:     Feb 28   /   8.8 /   9.2 /   9.3
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 9.3 ft at 915am EST on Fri, Feb 28
:
.ER MEDP1 20250228 Z DC202502281450/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Feb 28 :                         /   9.5
.E2 : Mar 01 : /   9.5 /   9.6 /   9.5 /   9.4
.E3 : Mar 02 : /   9.3 /   9.3 /   9.2 /   9.1
.E4 : Mar 03 : /   8.9 /   8.5 /   8.1 /   7.7
.E5 : Mar 04 : /   7.4 /   7.1 /   6.9 /   6.6
.E6 : Mar 05 : /   6.4 /   6.3 /   6.2
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 25                           /  0.01
:     Feb 26   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Feb 27   /  0.10 /  0.44 /  0.04 /  0.05
:     Feb 28   /  0.05 /  0.06 /  0.01
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 28                           /  0.00
:     Mar 01   /  0.02 /  0.09 /  0.03 /  0.02
:     Mar 02   /  0.02 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 25                           /   4.9
:     Feb 26   /   6.7 /   2.1 /   0.1 /   2.3
:     Feb 27   /   3.9 /   2.5 /   2.9 /   3.1
:     Feb 28   /   1.8 /   1.5 /   0.1 /   1.1
:     Mar 01   /   5.8 /   5.4 /  -1.2 /  -6.2
:     Mar 02   /  -7.2 / -10.1 / -10.4
:____________________________________________________________________

: Franklin - Allegheny River - PBZ
: Zero Datum 955.84 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Venango County, PA
: Record River Stage     26.0 ft
: Major River Stage      21.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   19.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      17.0 ft
: Action River Stage     13.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 26                           /   5.3
:     Feb 27   /   5.4 /   5.8 /   6.7 /   7.3
:     Feb 28   /   7.6 /   8.5 /   8.8
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 8.7 ft at 900am EST on Fri, Feb 28
:
.ER FRKP1 20250228 Z DC202502281450/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Feb 28 :                         /   8.7
.E2 : Mar 01 : /   8.6 /   8.4 /   8.2 /   8.2
.E3 : Mar 02 : /   8.3 /   8.3 /   8.2 /   8.0
.E4 : Mar 03 : /   7.9 /   7.8 /   7.6 /   7.4
.E5 : Mar 04 : /   7.3 /   7.1 /   6.9 /   6.7
.E6 : Mar 05 : /   6.6 /   6.5 /   6.4
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 25                           /  0.04
:     Feb 26   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Feb 27   /  0.11 /  0.41 /  0.19 /  0.02
:     Feb 28   /  0.00 /  0.05 /  0.06
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 28                           /  0.00
:     Mar 01   /  0.01 /  0.08 /  0.03 /  0.01
:     Mar 02   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 25                           /   3.8
:     Feb 26   /   5.7 /   1.3 /  -0.5 /   1.4
:     Feb 27   /   3.6 /   1.9 /   2.1 /   4.2
:     Feb 28   /   2.3 /   1.3 /  -0.2 /   0.8
:     Mar 01   /   5.1 /   5.3 /   0.1 /  -5.4
:     Mar 02   /  -6.8 / -10.3 / -10.9
:____________________________________________________________________
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