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599 FGUS51 KTIR 162038 RVFKTY River Forecast NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington OH 438 PM EDT Fri May 16 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 : : : : :************************************************************ : North Fork Kentucky River - Jackson, KY - JKL : : Action Stage 23.0 ft : Flood Stage 29.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 31.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 40.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 9.9 FT AT 0400 PM EDT ON May 16 : .ER JKNK2 20250517 Z DC202505162038/DH00/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :STAGE FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0516 : / 14.9 / 20.8 .E2 : 0517 : / 20.8 / 18.4 / 14.6 / 11.9 .E3 : 0518 : / 9.6 / 8.4 / 7.6 / 7.3 .E4 : 0519 : / 7.0 / 6.7 / 6.4 / 6.0 .E5 : 0520 : / 5.7 / 5.3 / 5.1 / 4.8 .E6 : 0521 : / 4.6 / 4.4 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.12/ 0.55/ 0.06/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ : :************************************************************ : Kentucky River - Heidelberg Lock 14, KY - JKL : : Action Stage 16.0 ft : Flood Stage 20.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 24.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 30.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 14.2 FT AT 0345 PM EDT ON May 16 : :Crest near 19.3 FT around 2PM EDT on Sat, May 17 .ER HLDK2 20250517 Z DC202505162038/DH00/HPIFFZZ/DIH6 :POOL FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0516 : / 15.6 / 17.6 .E2 : 0517 : / 18.7 / 19.3 / 19.2 / 18.9 .E3 : 0518 : / 18.5 / 17.9 / 17.2 / 16.6 .E4 : 0519 : / 16.1 / 15.7 / 15.4 / 15.0 .E5 : 0520 : / 14.7 / 14.4 / 14.0 / 13.7 .E6 : 0521 : / 13.3 / 12.9 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.15/ 0.47/ 0.03/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ : :************************************************************ : Kentucky River - Ravenna, KY - JKL : : Action Stage 17.0 ft : Flood Stage 21.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 25.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 31.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 14.3 FT AT 0420 PM EDT ON May 16 : :Crest near 20.6 FT around 8PM EDT on Sat, May 17 .ER RAVK2 20250517 Z DC202505162038/DH00/HPIFFZZ/DIH6 :POOL FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0516 : / 15.2 / 17.1 .E2 : 0517 : / 18.7 / 20.1 / 20.6 / 20.1 .E3 : 0518 : / 19.5 / 18.8 / 18.0 / 17.3 .E4 : 0519 : / 16.8 / 16.3 / 15.9 / 15.5 .E5 : 0520 : / 15.2 / 14.9 / 14.5 / 14.2 .E6 : 0521 : / 13.7 / 13.3 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.14/ 0.48/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ : :************************************************************ : Red River - Clay City, KY - JKL : : Action Stage 13.0 ft : Flood Stage 17.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 19.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 23.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 5.3 FT AT 0415 PM EDT ON May 16 : .ER CYCK2 20250517 Z DC202505162038/DH00/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :STAGE FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0516 : / 6.5 / 8.0 .E2 : 0517 : / 9.0 / 9.6 / 9.8 / 9.7 .E3 : 0518 : / 9.4 / 8.8 / 8.2 / 7.7 .E4 : 0519 : / 7.2 / 6.7 / 6.3 / 6.0 .E5 : 0520 : / 5.7 / 5.4 / 5.2 / 5.0 .E6 : 0521 : / 4.8 / 4.7 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.09/ 0.44/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ : :************************************************************ : Kentucky River - Ford Lock 10, KY - LMK : : Action Stage 24.0 ft : Flood Stage 26.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 35.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 40.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 13.9 FT AT 0330 PM EDT ON May 16 : .ER FODK2 20250517 Z DC202505162038/DH00/HPIFFZZ/DIH6 :POOL FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0516 : / 14.6 / 15.6 .E2 : 0517 : / 17.3 / 18.6 / 19.6 / 20.6 .E3 : 0518 : / 21.1 / 21.3 / 21.3 / 21.1 .E4 : 0519 : / 20.7 / 20.2 / 19.6 / 18.9 .E5 : 0520 : / 18.2 / 17.4 / 16.8 / 16.2 .E6 : 0521 : / 15.8 / 15.3 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.07/ 0.39/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ : :************************************************************ : Kentucky - Camp Nelson, KY - LMK : : Action Stage 28.0 ft : Flood Stage 30.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 36.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 40.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 16.6 FT AT 0415 PM EDT ON May 16 : .ER CPNK2 20250517 Z DC202505162038/DH00/HPIFFZZ/DIH6 :POOL FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0516 : / 16.6 / 17.9 .E2 : 0517 : / 19.2 / 20.8 / 21.9 / 23.0 .E3 : 0518 : / 24.0 / 24.7 / 25.1 / 25.1 .E4 : 0519 : / 24.9 / 24.5 / 24.0 / 23.2 .E5 : 0520 : / 22.4 / 21.5 / 20.6 / 19.8 .E6 : 0521 : / 19.1 / 18.5 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.09/ 0.44/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ : :************************************************************ : Kentucky River - High Bridge Lock 7, KY - LMK : : Action Stage 28.0 ft : Flood Stage 30.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 36.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 39.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 13.4 FT AT 0415 PM EDT ON May 16 : .ER HIBK2 20250517 Z DC202505162038/DH00/HPIFFZZ/DIH6 :POOL FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0516 : / 13.6 / 14.2 .E2 : 0517 : / 15.3 / 16.2 / 17.2 / 17.9 .E3 : 0518 : / 18.7 / 19.5 / 20.1 / 20.5 .E4 : 0519 : / 20.6 / 20.5 / 20.2 / 19.8 .E5 : 0520 : / 19.2 / 18.5 / 17.9 / 17.2 .E6 : 0521 : / 16.7 / 16.1 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.06/ 0.34/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ : :************************************************************ : Kentucky River - Frankfort, KY - LMK : : Action Stage 29.0 ft : Flood Stage 31.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 35.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 40.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 9.6 FT AT 0330 PM EDT ON May 16 : .ER FFTK2 20250517 Z DC202505162038/DH00/HPIFFZZ/DIH6 :POOL FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0516 : / 9.7 / 9.9 .E2 : 0517 : / 10.3 / 10.7 / 11.3 / 11.8 .E3 : 0518 : / 12.4 / 13.0 / 13.8 / 14.7 .E4 : 0519 : / 15.6 / 16.3 / 16.7 / 16.6 .E5 : 0520 : / 16.1 / 15.5 / 14.7 / 13.9 .E6 : 0521 : / 13.2 / 12.7 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.05/ 0.30/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ : :************************************************************ : Elkhorn Creek - Peaks Mill, KY - LMK : : Action Stage 8.0 ft : Flood Stage 10.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 12.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 14.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 3.3 FT AT 0415 PM EDT ON May 16 : .ER PKMK2 20250517 Z DC202505162038/DH00/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :STAGE FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0516 : / 3.6 / 4.6 .E2 : 0517 : / 5.3 / 5.9 / 6.2 / 6.2 .E3 : 0518 : / 6.0 / 5.7 / 5.5 / 5.2 .E4 : 0519 : / 5.0 / 4.7 / 4.5 / 4.4 .E5 : 0520 : / 4.2 / 4.0 / 3.9 / 3.8 .E6 : 0521 : / 3.7 / 3.6 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.04/ 0.32/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ : :************************************************************ : Kentucky River - Lockport Lock 2, KY - LMK : : Action Stage 30.0 ft : Flood Stage 33.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 43.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 49.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 12.1 FT AT 0330 PM EDT ON May 16 : .ER LPTK2 20250517 Z DC202505162038/DH00/HPIFFZZ/DIH6 :POOL FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0516 : / 12.1 / 12.4 .E2 : 0517 : / 12.8 / 13.4 / 14.0 / 14.7 .E3 : 0518 : / 15.3 / 16.2 / 17.0 / 17.8 .E4 : 0519 : / 18.8 / 19.8 / 20.5 / 20.7 .E5 : 0520 : / 20.6 / 20.1 / 19.4 / 18.5 .E6 : 0521 : / 17.6 / 16.9 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.05/ 0.27/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ : :************************************************************ : Salt River - Shepherdsville, KY - LMK : : Action Stage 30.0 ft : Flood Stage 32.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 35.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 40.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 4.6 FT AT 0330 PM EDT ON May 16 : .ER SHPK2 20250517 Z DC202505162038/DH00/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :STAGE FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0516 : / 5.3 / 5.6 .E2 : 0517 : / 5.3 / 5.8 / 6.1 / 6.5 .E3 : 0518 : / 6.2 / 5.8 / 5.5 / 5.2 .E4 : 0519 : / 5.0 / 4.8 / 4.7 / 4.6 .E5 : 0520 : / 4.4 / 4.3 / 4.3 / 4.2 .E6 : 0521 : / 4.1 / 4.1 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.08/ 0.29/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ : : :******************************************************************* : : $$ : : :...END of MESSAGE...