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River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
1:35am EDT Sunday, April 6, 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


: Blue Licks Spring - Licking River - LMK
: Zero Datum 560.99 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Nicholas County, KY
: Record River Stage     47.6 ft
: Major River Stage      45.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   42.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      25.0 ft
: Action River Stage     23.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
.AR BLSK2 20250406 Z DC202504060535/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFFX :crest: 39.7
: Crest near 39.7 ft around 2PM EDT on Sun, Apr 6
: Fall below flood level around 12PM EDT on Wed, Apr 9
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04           /  24.2 /  30.0 /  33.3
:     Apr 05   /  35.6 /  36.4 /  36.4 /  36.5
:     Apr 06   /  36.7
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 37.7 ft at 100am EDT on Sun, Apr 6
:
.ER BLSK2 20250406 Z DC202504060535/DUE/DQG/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 06 :         /  37.9 /  38.9 /  39.7
.E2 : Apr 07 : /  39.4 /  38.7 /  37.8 /  36.7
.E3 : Apr 08 : /  35.2 /  33.1 /  31.1 /  29.2
.E4 : Apr 09 : /  27.4 /  26.2 /  25.5 /  24.7
.E5 : Apr 10 : /  24.0 /  23.3 /  22.4 /  21.5
.E6 : Apr 11 : /  20.6
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 03           /  0.04 /  1.52 /  0.17
:     Apr 04   /  0.55 /  0.56 /  1.00 /  0.48
:     Apr 05   /  0.22 /  0.09 /  0.25 /  0.41
:     Apr 06   /  0.10
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 06           /  0.86 /  0.51 /  0.21
:     Apr 07   /  0.11 /  0.05 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 08   /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 03           /  24.9 /  18.2 /  17.7
:     Apr 04   /  17.2 /  12.6 /  12.8 /  13.2
:     Apr 05   /  15.8 /  15.5 /  17.3 /  16.8
:     Apr 06   /  18.0 /  15.2 /  10.6 /   8.7
:     Apr 07   /   6.8 /   4.3 /   2.7 /   8.7
:     Apr 08   /  11.0
:____________________________________________________________________

: Mount Olivet - North Fork Licking R - ILN
: Zero Datum 0.0 ft (NAVD 88)
: Bracken County, KY
: Record River Stage   MISSING
: Major River Stage      33.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   26.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      20.0 ft
: Action River Stage     17.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
.AR MTOK2 20250406 Z DC202504060535/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFFX :crest: 26.4
: Crest near 26.4 ft around 2PM EDT on Sun, Apr 6
: Fall below flood level around 9PM EDT on Mon, Apr 7
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04           /  21.0 /  24.8 /  25.9
:     Apr 05   /  26.5 /  26.6 /  26.0 /  25.1
:     Apr 06   /  24.1
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 24.1 ft at 1245am EDT on Sun, Apr 6
:
.ER MTOK2 20250406 Z DC202504060535/DUE/DQG/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 06 :         /  24.1 /  24.9 /  26.4
.E2 : Apr 07 : /  25.8 /  24.8 /  23.5 /  21.5
.E3 : Apr 08 : /  20.2 /  19.1 /  17.9 /  16.5
.E4 : Apr 09 : /  15.2 /  14.0 /  12.8 /  11.9
.E5 : Apr 10 : /  11.0 /  10.1 /   9.0 /   8.4
.E6 : Apr 11 : /   7.8
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 03           /  0.40 /  1.31 /  0.06
:     Apr 04   /  0.63 /  1.10 /  0.95 /  0.34
:     Apr 05   /  0.33 /  0.01 /  0.19 /  0.26
:     Apr 06   /  0.17
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 06           /  0.86 /  0.34 /  0.16
:     Apr 07   /  0.11 /  0.04 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 08   /  0.01
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 03           /  24.3 /  17.4 /  17.7
:     Apr 04   /  16.2 /  11.7 /  11.8 /  11.2
:     Apr 05   /  12.8 /  14.2 /  16.6 /  16.7
:     Apr 06   /  17.7 /  13.5 /   9.5 /   7.7
:     Apr 07   /   5.7 /   3.7 /   2.2 /   8.9
:     Apr 08   /  10.4
:____________________________________________________________________

: McKinneysburg - Licking River - ILN
: Zero Datum 520.83 ft (USGS)
: Pendleton County, KY
: Record River Stage     55.2 ft
: Major River Stage      50.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   42.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      35.0 ft
: Action River Stage     30.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
.AR MKBK2 20250407 Z DC202504060535/DUE/DQG/DH00/HGIFFX :crest: 45.5
: Crest near 45.5 ft around 8PM EDT on Sun, Apr 6
: Fall below flood level around 2PM EDT on Tue, Apr 8
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04           /  27.8 /  33.6 /  36.5
:     Apr 05   /  38.6 /  39.8 /  40.5 /  40.8
:     Apr 06   /  40.9
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 41.7 ft at 1245am EDT on Sun, Apr 6
:
.ER MKBK2 20250406 Z DC202504060535/DUE/DQG/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 06 :         /  42.1 /  43.6 /  44.8
.E2 : Apr 07 : /  45.5 /  45.1 /  44.2 /  43.1
.E3 : Apr 08 : /  42.0 /  40.8 /  38.5 /  34.9
.E4 : Apr 09 : /  31.5 /  28.4 /  25.9 /  24.2
.E5 : Apr 10 : /  23.0 /  22.0 /  21.1 /  20.1
.E6 : Apr 11 : /  19.3
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 03           /  0.52 /  1.18 /  0.06
:     Apr 04   /  0.70 /  0.99 /  0.83 /  0.34
:     Apr 05   /  0.28 /  0.01 /  0.22 /  0.29
:     Apr 06   /  0.19
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 06           /  0.86 /  0.34 /  0.15
:     Apr 07   /  0.11 /  0.03 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 08   /  0.01
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 03           /  24.2 /  17.4 /  17.6
:     Apr 04   /  16.2 /  11.6 /  12.0 /  11.3
:     Apr 05   /  13.2 /  14.7 /  16.7 /  16.9
:     Apr 06   /  17.6 /  13.3 /   9.5 /   7.9
:     Apr 07   /   5.9 /   3.8 /   2.3 /   9.1
:     Apr 08   /  10.7
:____________________________________________________________________

: Cynthiana - South Fork Licking River - LMK
: Zero Datum 688.52 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Harrison County, KY
: Record River Stage     28.5 ft
: Major River Stage      23.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   22.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      20.0 ft
: Action River Stage     19.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
.AR CYNK2 20250406 Z DC202504060535/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFFX :crest: 22.5
: Crest near 22.5 ft around 2PM EDT on Sun, Apr 6
: Fall below flood level around 9AM EDT on Mon, Apr 7
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04           /  16.0 /  18.7 /  20.7
:     Apr 05   /  21.4 /  21.5 /  21.3 /  21.0
:     Apr 06   /  20.8
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 21.3 ft at 1230am EDT on Sun, Apr 6
:
.ER CYNK2 20250406 Z DC202504060535/DUE/DQG/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 06 :         /  21.4 /  22.0 /  22.5
.E2 : Apr 07 : /  22.3 /  21.6 /  20.3 /  18.6
.E3 : Apr 08 : /  16.8 /  15.6 /  14.6 /  13.7
.E4 : Apr 09 : /  12.7 /  11.7 /  10.7 /   9.9
.E5 : Apr 10 : /   9.3 /   8.8 /   8.4 /   8.0
.E6 : Apr 11 : /   7.8
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 03           /  0.20 /  1.61 /  0.17
:     Apr 04   /  0.60 /  0.60 /  0.90 /  0.51
:     Apr 05   /  0.18 /  0.00 /  0.22 /  0.42
:     Apr 06   /  0.16
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 06           /  0.92 /  0.42 /  0.18
:     Apr 07   /  0.11 /  0.04 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 08   /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 03           /  23.8 /  17.4 /  17.7
:     Apr 04   /  16.5 /  11.7 /  12.8 /  12.1
:     Apr 05   /  15.6 /  16.3 /  17.6 /  16.7
:     Apr 06   /  18.0 /  14.0 /   9.8 /   8.7
:     Apr 07   /   6.6 /   3.7 /   2.3 /   9.0
:     Apr 08   /  11.1
:____________________________________________________________________

: Falmouth - Licking River - ILN
: Zero Datum 510.39 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Pendleton County, KY
: Record River Stage     51.8 ft
: Major River Stage      41.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   37.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      33.0 ft
: Action River Stage     23.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
.AR FLMK2 20250407 Z DC202504060535/DUE/DQG/DH00/HGIFFX :crest: 41.3
: Crest near 41.3 ft around 8PM EDT on Sun, Apr 6
: Fall below flood level around 10AM EDT on Tue, Apr 8
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04           /  23.1 /  29.0 /  32.2
:     Apr 05   /  34.1 /  35.1 /  35.4 /  35.5
:     Apr 06   /  35.5
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 36.4 ft at 100am EDT on Sun, Apr 6
:
.ER FLMK2 20250406 Z DC202504060535/DUE/DQG/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 06 :         /  36.7 /  38.7 /  40.7
.E2 : Apr 07 : /  41.3 /  41.1 /  40.2 /  39.0
.E3 : Apr 08 : /  37.6 /  35.8 /  33.8 /  31.7
.E4 : Apr 09 : /  29.0 /  25.9 /  23.1 /  20.4
.E5 : Apr 10 : /  18.2 /  16.6 /  15.5 /  14.6
.E6 : Apr 11 : /  13.7
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 03           /  0.63 /  0.75 /  0.01
:     Apr 04   /  0.64 /  1.17 /  0.74 /  0.19
:     Apr 05   /  0.50 /  0.01 /  0.21 /  0.25
:     Apr 06   /  0.25
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 06           /  0.86 /  0.28 /  0.13
:     Apr 07   /  0.11 /  0.04 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 08   /  0.01
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 03           /  23.6 /  17.6 /  17.6
:     Apr 04   /  16.0 /  11.1 /  11.5 /  10.9
:     Apr 05   /  12.2 /  14.1 /  15.6 /  16.9
:     Apr 06   /  17.1 /  12.1 /   9.0 /   7.5
:     Apr 07   /   5.7 /   3.7 /   2.1 /   9.5
:     Apr 08   /  10.6
:____________________________________________________________________

: Catawba - Licking River - ILN
: Zero Datum 500.01 ft (NGVD29)
: Pendleton County, KY
: Record River Stage   MISSING
: Major River Stage    MISSING
: Moderate River Stage MISSING
: Flood River Stage    MISSING
: Action River Stage     33.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
.AR CATK2 20250407 Z DC202504060535/DUE/DQG/DH00/HGIFFX :crest: 47.6
: Crest near 47.6 ft around 8PM EDT on Sun, Apr 6
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04           /  28.1 /  33.8 /  37.5
:     Apr 05   /  39.4 /  40.6 /  40.9 /  41.3
:     Apr 06   /  41.3
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 42.3 ft at 100am EDT on Sun, Apr 6
:
.ER CATK2 20250406 Z DC202504060535/DUE/DQG/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 06 :         /  42.5 /  45.2 /  47.1
.E2 : Apr 07 : /  47.6 /  47.2 /  46.2 /  44.7
.E3 : Apr 08 : /  42.8 /  40.7 /  38.6 /  36.2
.E4 : Apr 09 : /  33.4 /  30.5 /  27.8 /  25.3
.E5 : Apr 10 : /  23.1 /  21.5 /  20.4 /  19.4
.E6 : Apr 11 : /  18.5
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 03           /  0.63 /  0.75 /  0.01
:     Apr 04   /  0.64 /  1.17 /  0.74 /  0.19
:     Apr 05   /  0.50 /  0.01 /  0.21 /  0.25
:     Apr 06   /  0.25
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 06           /  0.86 /  0.28 /  0.13
:     Apr 07   /  0.11 /  0.04 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 08   /  0.01
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 03           /  23.6 /  17.6 /  17.6
:     Apr 04   /  16.0 /  11.1 /  11.5 /  10.9
:     Apr 05   /  12.2 /  14.1 /  15.6 /  16.9
:     Apr 06   /  17.1 /  12.1 /   9.0 /   7.5
:     Apr 07   /   5.7 /   3.7 /   2.1 /   9.5
:     Apr 08   /  10.6
:____________________________________________________________________
$$
: Noel
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