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329 FGUS51 KTIR 091354 RVFOHH River Forecast NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH 9:54am EDT Sunday, March 9, 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 07 / 17.5 : Mar 08 / 18.0 / 18.3 / 18.1 / 17.9 : Mar 09 / 18.0 / 18.1 / 17.6 : : Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 17.4 ft at 900am EDT on Sun, Mar 9 : .ER RACW2 20250309 Z DC202503091354/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Mar 09 : / 17.1 .E2 : Mar 10 : / 17.0 / 16.9 / 16.6 / 16.4 .E3 : Mar 11 : / 16.1 / 15.9 / 15.6 / 15.4 .E4 : Mar 12 : / 15.2 / 15.0 / 14.8 / 14.7 .E5 : Mar 13 : / 14.6 / 14.5 / 14.5 / 14.4 .E6 : Mar 14 : / 14.3 / 14.1 / 14.0 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 06 / 0.01 : Mar 07 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 08 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.05 / 0.02 : Mar 09 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 09 / 0.00 : Mar 10 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 11 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 06 / 0.6 : Mar 07 / 2.5 / -1.2 / -4.4 / 2.4 : Mar 08 / 7.3 / 4.7 / 4.4 / 3.9 : Mar 09 / 7.0 / -0.3 / -4.2 / 7.2 : Mar 10 / 12.2 / 4.7 / 0.9 / 9.9 : Mar 11 / 15.1 / 6.5 / 3.9 :____________________________________________________________________ : 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 07 / 25.7 : Mar 08 / 25.8 / 26.0 / 25.6 / 25.3 : Mar 09 / 25.5 / 25.6 / 25.5 : : Latest Observed River Stage 25.5 ft at 900am EDT on Sun, Mar 9 : .ER POPW2 20250309 Z DC202503091354/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Mar 09 : / 25.4 .E2 : Mar 10 : / 25.3 / 25.3 / 25.3 / 25.2 .E3 : Mar 11 : / 25.2 / 25.2 / 25.1 / 25.1 .E4 : Mar 12 : / 25.1 / 25.0 / 25.0 / 25.0 .E5 : Mar 13 : / 25.0 / 25.0 / 24.9 / 24.9 .E6 : Mar 14 : / 24.9 / 24.9 / 24.9 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 06 / 0.01 : Mar 07 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 08 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.05 / 0.01 : Mar 09 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 09 / 0.00 : Mar 10 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 11 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 06 / 0.7 : Mar 07 / 3.1 / -0.5 / -3.7 / 2.4 : Mar 08 / 7.1 / 5.1 / 4.6 / 4.0 : Mar 09 / 7.3 / 0.1 / -3.6 / 7.4 : Mar 10 / 12.5 / 4.9 / 0.9 / 9.9 : Mar 11 / 15.4 / 6.7 / 4.0 :____________________________________________________________________ : 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 07 / 19.6 : Mar 08 / 20.9 / 21.5 / 22.5 / 22.4 : Mar 09 / 21.9 / 21.7 / 21.6 : : Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 21.4 ft at 900am EDT on Sun, Mar 9 : .ER GALW2 20250309 Z DC202503091354/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Mar 09 : / 21.1 .E2 : Mar 10 : / 20.9 / 20.8 / 20.5 / 20.3 .E3 : Mar 11 : / 20.0 / 19.8 / 19.5 / 19.3 .E4 : Mar 12 : / 19.1 / 18.9 / 18.7 / 18.6 .E5 : Mar 13 : / 18.4 / 18.3 / 18.1 / 18.0 .E6 : Mar 14 : / 17.9 / 17.7 / 17.6 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 06 / 0.00 : Mar 07 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 08 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.04 / 0.01 : Mar 09 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 09 / 0.00 : Mar 10 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 11 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 06 / 1.0 : Mar 07 / 3.7 / -0.2 / -3.6 / 2.6 : Mar 08 / 7.3 / 5.6 / 4.7 / 4.3 : Mar 09 / 7.6 / 0.6 / -3.1 / 7.8 : Mar 10 / 12.9 / 5.4 / 1.3 / 10.2 : Mar 11 / 15.7 / 7.1 / 4.5 :____________________________________________________________________ : 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 07 / 27.1 : Mar 08 / 27.4 / 27.8 / 28.2 / 28.4 : Mar 09 / 28.1 / 28.1 / 28.1 : : Latest Observed River Stage 28.1 ft at 900am EDT on Sun, Mar 9 : .ER HNTW2 20250309 Z DC202503091354/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Mar 09 : / 28.0 .E2 : Mar 10 : / 27.6 / 27.3 / 27.2 / 27.1 .E3 : Mar 11 : / 27.1 / 27.0 / 26.9 / 26.9 .E4 : Mar 12 : / 26.8 / 26.7 / 26.6 / 26.6 .E5 : Mar 13 : / 26.6 / 26.5 / 26.5 / 26.4 .E6 : Mar 14 : / 26.4 / 26.3 / 26.3 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 06 / 0.00 : Mar 07 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 08 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.06 / 0.02 : Mar 09 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 09 / 0.00 : Mar 10 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 11 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 06 / 1.2 : Mar 07 / 3.7 / 0.5 / -3.2 / 2.3 : Mar 08 / 7.4 / 5.7 / 5.1 / 4.4 : Mar 09 / 8.1 / 0.8 / -2.9 / 7.6 : Mar 10 / 13.0 / 5.3 / 1.2 / 10.2 : Mar 11 / 15.8 / 6.9 / 4.3 :____________________________________________________________________ : 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 07 / 34.9 : Mar 08 / 35.1 / 35.3 / 35.4 / 35.6 : Mar 09 / 35.3 / 35.5 / 35.6 : : Latest Observed River Stage 35.7 ft at 900am EDT on Sun, Mar 9 : .ER ASHK2 20250309 Z DC202503091354/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Mar 09 : / 35.4 .E2 : Mar 10 : / 35.2 / 35.1 / 35.0 / 35.0 .E3 : Mar 11 : / 35.0 / 35.0 / 34.9 / 34.9 .E4 : Mar 12 : / 34.9 / 34.8 / 34.8 / 34.8 .E5 : Mar 13 : / 34.8 / 34.7 / 34.7 / 34.7 .E6 : Mar 14 : / 34.7 / 34.7 / 34.7 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 06 / 0.00 : Mar 07 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 08 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.07 / 0.02 : Mar 09 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 09 / 0.00 : Mar 10 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 11 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 06 / 1.3 : Mar 07 / 3.6 / 0.4 / -2.6 / 2.4 : Mar 08 / 7.7 / 6.3 / 5.1 / 4.3 : Mar 09 / 8.6 / 1.6 / -2.3 / 7.7 : Mar 10 / 13.2 / 5.8 / 1.3 / 10.2 : Mar 11 / 16.0 / 7.4 / 4.6 :____________________________________________________________________ : 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 07 / 5.9 : Mar 08 / 6.2 / 6.3 / 6.3 / 6.3 : Mar 09 / 6.3 / 6.0 / 5.8 : : Latest Observed River Stage 5.8 ft at 900am EDT on Sun, Mar 9 : .ER GYNK2 20250309 Z DC202503091354/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Mar 09 : / 5.8 .E2 : Mar 10 : / 5.8 / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.7 .E3 : Mar 11 : / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.7 .E4 : Mar 12 : / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.6 .E5 : Mar 13 : / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.6 .E6 : Mar 14 : / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.6 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 06 / 0.00 : Mar 07 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 08 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.06 / 0.02 : Mar 09 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 09 / 0.00 : Mar 10 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 11 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 06 / 0.3 : Mar 07 / 2.8 / 0.3 / -1.8 / 1.9 : Mar 08 / 7.4 / 6.0 / 4.5 / 4.1 : Mar 09 / 8.1 / 2.2 / -1.6 / 7.3 : Mar 10 / 12.6 / 5.8 / 1.3 / 10.0 : Mar 11 / 15.6 / 7.6 / 4.9 :____________________________________________________________________ : 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 07 / 22.2 : Mar 08 / 22.3 / 23.1 / 24.1 / 24.4 : Mar 09 / 24.8 / 24.4 / 24.0 : : Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 24.0 ft at 845am EDT on Sun, Mar 9 : .ER GNUK2 20250309 Z DC202503091354/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Mar 09 : / 23.9 .E2 : Mar 10 : / 23.8 / 23.5 / 23.3 / 23.1 .E3 : Mar 11 : / 22.9 / 22.6 / 22.2 / 21.9 .E4 : Mar 12 : / 21.6 / 21.2 / 20.9 / 20.6 .E5 : Mar 13 : / 20.3 / 20.1 / 19.8 / 19.6 .E6 : Mar 14 : / 19.4 / 19.3 / 19.1 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 06 / 0.00 : Mar 07 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 08 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.04 / 0.02 : Mar 09 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 09 / 0.00 : Mar 10 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 11 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 06 / 1.1 : Mar 07 / 3.8 / 0.6 / -2.0 / 2.3 : Mar 08 / 7.0 / 6.0 / 4.6 / 4.3 : Mar 09 / 8.4 / 1.8 / -2.2 / 7.9 : Mar 10 / 13.3 / 6.0 / 1.6 / 10.4 : Mar 11 / 16.1 / 7.8 / 5.0 :____________________________________________________________________ : 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 07 / 21.6 : Mar 08 / 21.6 / 22.1 / 22.7 / 23.2 : Mar 09 / 23.7 / 23.5 / 23.3 : : Latest Observed River Stage 23.3 ft at 900am EDT on Sun, Mar 9 : .ER PORO1 20250309 Z DC202503091354/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Mar 09 : / 22.9 .E2 : Mar 10 : / 22.4 / 22.1 / 21.8 / 21.6 .E3 : Mar 11 : / 21.3 / 21.1 / 20.8 / 20.5 .E4 : Mar 12 : / 20.2 / 19.9 / 19.7 / 19.4 .E5 : Mar 13 : / 19.3 / 19.1 / 19.0 / 18.8 .E6 : Mar 14 : / 18.7 / 18.6 / 18.5 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 06 / 0.00 : Mar 07 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 08 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.01 / 0.01 : Mar 09 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 09 / 0.00 : Mar 10 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Mar 11 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Mar 06 / 0.9 : Mar 07 / 4.0 / 0.5 / -2.5 / 2.2 : Mar 08 / 6.5 / 5.5 / 4.4 / 3.8 : Mar 09 / 7.8 / 1.6 / -2.0 / 7.8 : Mar 10 / 13.0 / 6.2 / 1.9 / 10.2 : Mar 11 / 15.9 / 8.0 / 5.3 :____________________________________________________________________ $$ : :...END of MESSAGE...