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River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
10:13am EDT Thursday, March 27, 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


: Fort Wayne - Maumee River - IWX
: Zero Datum 729.58 ft (NGVD 1988)
: Allen County, IN
: Record River Stage     26.1 ft
: Major River Stage      26.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   20.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      17.0 ft
: Action River Stage      9.6 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 25                           /   2.1E
:     Mar 26   /   2.0E/   2.9E/   3.1E/   3.1E
:     Mar 27   /   3.1E/   2.9E/   2.8E
: Observed values (above) with a trailing E indicate missing values
: that were replaced with estimates from model simulations.
:
: Latest Observed River Stage MISSING
:
.ER FTWI3 20250327 Z DC202503271413/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Mar 27 :                         /   2.8
.E2 : Mar 28 : /   2.8 /   2.7 /   2.7 /   2.7
.E3 : Mar 29 : /   3.1 /   3.7 /   4.4 /   4.8
.E4 : Mar 30 : /   4.8 /   4.6 /   4.4 /   4.2
.E5 : Mar 31 : /   4.1 /   4.0 /   3.9 /   3.8
.E6 : Apr 01 : /   3.8 /   3.8 /   3.7
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 24                           /  0.00
:     Mar 25   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Mar 26   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Mar 27   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 27                           /  0.00
:     Mar 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.24 /  0.17
:     Mar 29   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 24                           /   2.7
:     Mar 25   /   7.7 /   3.5 /  -2.5 /   3.1
:     Mar 26   /   8.7 /   2.0 /  -2.1 /   5.2
:     Mar 27   /   9.6 /   4.8 /   1.2 /   9.6
:     Mar 28   /  13.7 /   9.2 /   9.0 /  14.4
:     Mar 29   /  20.5 /  17.3 /  15.7
:____________________________________________________________________

: Findlay - Blanchard River - CLE
: Zero Datum 753.76 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Hancock County, OH
: Record River Stage     18.5 ft
: Major River Stage      14.5 ft
: Moderate River Stage   13.5 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
:     Mar 25                           /   1.0
:     Mar 26   /   1.0 /   1.0 /   0.9 /   0.9
:     Mar 27   /   1.0 /   1.0 /   0.9
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 0.9 ft at 1000am EDT on Thu, Mar 27
:
.ER FDYO1 20250327 Z DC202503271413/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Mar 27 :                         /   0.9
.E2 : Mar 28 : /   0.9 /   0.9 /   0.9 /   0.9
.E3 : Mar 29 : /   0.9 /   1.0 /   1.1 /   1.3
.E4 : Mar 30 : /   1.4 /   1.3 /   1.3 /   1.2
.E5 : Mar 31 : /   1.2 /   1.1 /   1.1 /   1.1
.E6 : Apr 01 : /   1.1 /   1.0 /   1.0
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 24                           /  0.00
:     Mar 25   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Mar 26   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Mar 27   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 27                           /  0.00
:     Mar 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.03 /  0.23
:     Mar 29   /  0.02 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 24                           /   4.1
:     Mar 25   /   6.2 /   0.6 /  -1.4 /   3.1
:     Mar 26   /   8.2 /   1.7 /  -2.5 /   3.3
:     Mar 27   /   8.8 /   2.5 /  -0.4 /   9.3
:     Mar 28   /  13.6 /   8.6 /   8.3 /  13.2
:     Mar 29   /  18.6 /  17.0 /  15.8
:____________________________________________________________________

: Blanchard River at Ottawa - Blanchard River - IWX
: Zero Datum 698.43 ft (NWS DRS)
: Putnam County, OH
: Record River Stage     33.3 ft
: Major River Stage      30.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   27.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      23.0 ft
: Action River Stage     20.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 25                           /   6.0
:     Mar 26   /   6.1 /   6.0 /   5.9 /   5.9
:     Mar 27   /   5.8 /   5.8 /   5.7
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 5.7 ft at 930am EDT on Thu, Mar 27
:
.ER OTTO1 20250327 Z DC202503271413/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Mar 27 :                         /   5.7
.E2 : Mar 28 : /   5.6 /   5.6 /   5.5 /   5.4
.E3 : Mar 29 : /   5.5 /   5.5 /   5.5 /   5.6
.E4 : Mar 30 : /   5.6 /   5.8 /   6.0 /   6.2
.E5 : Mar 31 : /   6.3 /   6.3 /   6.2 /   6.1
.E6 : Apr 01 : /   5.9 /   5.8 /   5.7
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 24                           /  0.00
:     Mar 25   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Mar 26   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Mar 27   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 27                           /  0.00
:     Mar 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.06 /  0.23
:     Mar 29   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 24                           /   4.0
:     Mar 25   /   6.7 /   1.1 /  -2.1 /   3.1
:     Mar 26   /   8.5 /   1.5 /  -2.8 /   3.7
:     Mar 27   /   9.0 /   2.9 /  -0.3 /   9.7
:     Mar 28   /  13.8 /   8.8 /   8.7 /  13.7
:     Mar 29   /  19.1 /  17.0 /  15.9
:____________________________________________________________________

: Kalida - Ottawa River - IWX
: Zero Datum 700.82 ft (NAVD 1988)
: Putnam County, OH
: Record River Stage   MISSING
: Major River Stage      22.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   20.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      19.0 ft
: Action River Stage     16.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 25                           /   4.5
:     Mar 26   /   4.6 /   4.5 /   4.5 /   4.4
:     Mar 27   /   4.4 /   4.4 /   4.3
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 4.3 ft at 930am EDT on Thu, Mar 27
:
.ER KALO1 20250327 Z DC202503271413/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Mar 27 :                         /   4.3
.E2 : Mar 28 : /   4.3 /   4.2 /   4.2 /   4.2
.E3 : Mar 29 : /   4.5 /   4.8 /   5.1 /   5.4
.E4 : Mar 30 : /   5.4 /   5.4 /   5.3 /   5.1
.E5 : Mar 31 : /   5.0 /   4.9 /   4.8 /   4.7
.E6 : Apr 01 : /   4.6 /   4.5 /   4.5
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 24                           /  0.00
:     Mar 25   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Mar 26   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Mar 27   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 27                           /  0.00
:     Mar 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.14 /  0.23
:     Mar 29   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 24                           /   4.2
:     Mar 25   /   7.9 /   2.6 /  -1.8 /   3.4
:     Mar 26   /   8.9 /   2.0 /  -2.2 /   4.4
:     Mar 27   /   9.1 /   4.4 /   0.9 /   9.8
:     Mar 28   /  13.9 /   9.0 /   9.1 /  14.0
:     Mar 29   /  19.7 /  17.1 /  15.8
:____________________________________________________________________

: Defiance - Maumee River - IWX
: Zero Datum 658.56 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Defiance County, OH
: Record River Stage     26.0 ft
: Major River Stage      20.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   15.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      10.0 ft
: Action River Stage      8.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 25                           /   2.2
:     Mar 26   /   2.2 /   2.2 /   2.1 /   1.9
:     Mar 27   /   1.8 /   1.8 /   1.7
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 1.7 ft at 915am EDT on Thu, Mar 27
:
.ER DEFO1 20250327 Z DC202503271413/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Mar 27 :                         /   1.8
.E2 : Mar 28 : /   1.7 /   1.7 /   1.7 /   1.7
.E3 : Mar 29 : /   1.7 /   1.8 /   1.9 /   2.0
.E4 : Mar 30 : /   2.0 /   2.0 /   2.0 /   2.0
.E5 : Mar 31 : /   2.0 /   2.0 /   1.9 /   1.9
.E6 : Apr 01 : /   1.8 /   1.8 /   1.7
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 24                           /  0.00
:     Mar 25   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Mar 26   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Mar 27   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 27                           /  0.00
:     Mar 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.07 /  0.29
:     Mar 29   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 24                           /   2.4
:     Mar 25   /   4.6 /   0.2 /  -2.6 /   2.6
:     Mar 26   /   7.8 /   0.7 /  -3.3 /   3.6
:     Mar 27   /   9.2 /   2.0 /  -1.9 /   8.9
:     Mar 28   /  13.3 /   8.5 /   8.1 /  13.0
:     Mar 29   /  19.2 /  16.9 /  15.6
:____________________________________________________________________

: Waterville - Maumee River - CLE
: Zero Datum 595.71 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Wood County, OH
: Record River Stage     19.9 ft
: Major River Stage      16.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   15.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      11.0 ft
: Action River Stage      9.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 25                           /   3.0
:     Mar 26   /   3.1 /   2.9 /   2.8 /   2.8
:     Mar 27   /   2.8 /   2.8 /   2.8
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 2.8 ft at 900am EDT on Thu, Mar 27
:
.ER WTVO1 20250327 Z DC202503271413/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Mar 27 :                         /   2.7
.E2 : Mar 28 : /   2.7 /   2.7 /   2.7 /   2.7
.E3 : Mar 29 : /   2.7 /   2.7 /   2.8 /   3.0
.E4 : Mar 30 : /   3.3 /   3.5 /   3.6 /   3.7
.E5 : Mar 31 : /   3.7 /   3.6 /   3.6 /   3.5
.E6 : Apr 01 : /   3.5 /   3.4 /   3.4
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 24                           /  0.00
:     Mar 25   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Mar 26   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Mar 27   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 27                           /  0.00
:     Mar 28   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.03 /  0.25
:     Mar 29   /  0.02 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Mar 24                           /   3.1
:     Mar 25   /   4.9 /  -0.1 /  -2.5 /   2.8
:     Mar 26   /   8.2 /   1.5 /  -3.6 /   3.2
:     Mar 27   /   9.1 /   2.0 /  -1.9 /   9.4
:     Mar 28   /  13.6 /   8.7 /   8.2 /  13.1
:     Mar 29   /  18.9 /  17.2 /  16.0
:____________________________________________________________________
$$
: Crawford
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