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637 FGUS51 KTIR 081535 RVFOHH River Forecast NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH 10:35am EST Wednesday, January 8, 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 : Jan 06 / 16.2 : Jan 07 / 15.2 / 14.3 / 14.1 / 14.4 : Jan 08 / 15.0 / 15.5 / 15.2 : : Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 15.1 ft at 1000am EST on Wed, Jan 8 : .ER RACW2 20250108 Z DC202501081535/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Jan 08 : / 14.2 .E2 : Jan 09 : / 13.8 / 13.8 / 13.8 / 13.7 .E3 : Jan 10 : / 13.6 / 13.6 / 13.5 / 13.5 .E4 : Jan 11 : / 13.4 / 13.4 / 13.4 / 13.3 .E5 : Jan 12 : / 13.3 / 13.2 / 13.2 / 13.2 .E6 : Jan 13 : / 13.2 / 13.2 / 13.1 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Jan 05 / 0.00 : Jan 06 / 0.19 / 0.40 / 0.25 / 0.08 : Jan 07 / 0.15 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Jan 08 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Jan 08 / 0.00 : Jan 09 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Jan 10 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Jan 05 / -5.6 : Jan 06 / -4.6 / -5.2 / -4.2 / -4.7 : Jan 07 / -4.4 / -3.9 / -5.8 / -6.1 : Jan 08 / -5.7 / -6.8 / -6.9 / -5.8 : Jan 09 / -4.6 / -8.4 / -10.7 / -8.3 : Jan 10 / -5.4 / -12.2 / -12.7 :____________________________________________________________________ : 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 : Jan 06 / 25.0 : Jan 07 / 24.6 / 24.5 / 24.3 / 24.5 : Jan 08 / 24.9 / 24.9 / 25.0 : : Latest Observed River Stage 24.9 ft at 1000am EST on Wed, Jan 8 : .ER POPW2 20250108 Z DC202501081535/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Jan 08 : / 24.9 .E2 : Jan 09 : / 24.8 / 24.8 / 24.8 / 24.8 .E3 : Jan 10 : / 24.8 / 24.7 / 24.7 / 24.7 .E4 : Jan 11 : / 24.7 / 24.6 / 24.6 / 24.6 .E5 : Jan 12 : / 24.6 / 24.6 / 24.6 / 24.6 .E6 : Jan 13 : / 24.5 / 24.5 / 24.5 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Jan 05 / 0.00 : Jan 06 / 0.23 / 0.49 / 0.22 / 0.06 : Jan 07 / 0.15 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Jan 08 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.01 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Jan 08 / 0.00 : Jan 09 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Jan 10 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Jan 05 / -4.9 : Jan 06 / -4.4 / -5.0 / -3.8 / -4.6 : Jan 07 / -4.1 / -3.7 / -5.6 / -6.5 : Jan 08 / -5.8 / -6.7 / -6.5 / -5.8 : Jan 09 / -4.5 / -8.4 / -10.9 / -8.3 : Jan 10 / -5.2 / -11.9 / -12.3 :____________________________________________________________________ : 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 : Jan 06 / 18.6 : Jan 07 / 19.3 / 18.2 / 17.1 / 16.8 : Jan 08 / 17.7 / 18.8 / 19.0 : : Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 19.3 ft at 1000am EST on Wed, Jan 8 : .ER GALW2 20250108 Z DC202501081535/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Jan 08 : / 18.5 .E2 : Jan 09 : / 18.0 / 17.5 / 17.2 / 16.9 .E3 : Jan 10 : / 16.7 / 16.5 / 16.3 / 16.0 .E4 : Jan 11 : / 15.8 / 15.6 / 15.4 / 15.2 .E5 : Jan 12 : / 15.0 / 14.9 / 14.7 / 14.6 .E6 : Jan 13 : / 14.5 / 14.4 / 14.3 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Jan 05 / 0.00 : Jan 06 / 0.26 / 0.49 / 0.19 / 0.05 : Jan 07 / 0.15 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Jan 08 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Jan 08 / 0.00 : Jan 09 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Jan 10 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Jan 05 / -4.5 : Jan 06 / -4.5 / -4.9 / -3.9 / -4.8 : Jan 07 / -3.9 / -3.4 / -5.6 / -7.1 : Jan 08 / -5.7 / -6.4 / -6.3 / -5.7 : Jan 09 / -4.4 / -8.3 / -11.0 / -8.4 : Jan 10 / -5.0 / -11.7 / -12.0 :____________________________________________________________________ : 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 : Jan 06 / 26.7E : Jan 07 / 27.5E/ 27.5E/ 26.8E/ 26.8 : Jan 08 / 27.2 / 27.5 / 27.7 : Observed values (above) with a trailing E indicate missing values : that were replaced with estimates from model simulations. : : Latest Observed River Stage 27.8 ft at 1000am EST on Wed, Jan 8 : .ER HNTW2 20250108 Z DC202501081535/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Jan 08 : / 27.7 .E2 : Jan 09 : / 27.3 / 27.0 / 26.9 / 26.8 .E3 : Jan 10 : / 26.7 / 26.5 / 26.4 / 26.4 .E4 : Jan 11 : / 26.3 / 26.2 / 26.2 / 26.1 .E5 : Jan 12 : / 26.0 / 26.0 / 25.9 / 25.9 .E6 : Jan 13 : / 25.8 / 25.8 / 25.8 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Jan 05 / 0.01 : Jan 06 / 0.34 / 0.59 / 0.20 / 0.03 : Jan 07 / 0.10 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Jan 08 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.01 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Jan 08 / 0.00 : Jan 09 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Jan 10 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Jan 05 / -3.8 : Jan 06 / -4.0 / -4.2 / -2.5 / -3.9 : Jan 07 / -4.0 / -3.5 / -4.9 / -5.9 : Jan 08 / -5.6 / -6.4 / -6.2 / -5.8 : Jan 09 / -4.5 / -8.7 / -11.2 / -8.4 : Jan 10 / -4.9 / -11.5 / -11.4 :____________________________________________________________________ : 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 : Jan 06 / 34.8 : Jan 07 / 35.2 / 35.2 / 35.1 / 35.1 : Jan 08 / 35.3 / 35.6 / 35.7 : : Latest Observed River Stage 35.6 ft at 1000am EST on Wed, Jan 8 : .ER ASHK2 20250108 Z DC202501081535/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Jan 08 : / 35.7 .E2 : Jan 09 : / 35.5 / 35.3 / 35.3 / 35.2 .E3 : Jan 10 : / 35.1 / 35.0 / 34.9 / 34.9 .E4 : Jan 11 : / 34.8 / 34.8 / 34.8 / 34.7 .E5 : Jan 12 : / 34.7 / 34.7 / 34.7 / 34.6 .E6 : Jan 13 : / 34.6 / 34.6 / 34.6 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Jan 05 / 0.03 : Jan 06 / 0.41 / 0.74 / 0.14 / 0.02 : Jan 07 / 0.10 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Jan 08 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Jan 08 / 0.00 : Jan 09 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Jan 10 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Jan 05 / -2.9 : Jan 06 / -3.8 / -3.2 / -1.7 / -3.3 : Jan 07 / -3.8 / -3.4 / -4.7 / -5.5 : Jan 08 / -5.4 / -6.1 / -6.1 / -5.8 : Jan 09 / -4.6 / -8.6 / -11.1 / -8.3 : Jan 10 / -4.6 / -11.1 / -10.5 :____________________________________________________________________ : 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 : Jan 06 / 6.1 : Jan 07 / 6.3 / 6.4 / 6.4 / 6.3 : Jan 08 / 6.3 / 6.2 / 6.1 : : Latest Observed River Stage 6.1 ft at 1000am EST on Wed, Jan 8 : .ER GYNK2 20250108 Z DC202501081535/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Jan 08 : / 7.0 .E2 : Jan 09 : / 7.0 / 7.0 / 7.0 / 6.1 .E3 : Jan 10 : / 6.1 / 6.1 / 5.7 / 5.7 .E4 : Jan 11 : / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.3 / 5.3 .E5 : Jan 12 : / 5.3 / 5.3 / 5.2 / 5.2 .E6 : Jan 13 : / 5.2 / 5.2 / 5.2 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Jan 05 / 0.07 : Jan 06 / 0.40 / 0.76 / 0.05 / 0.01 : Jan 07 / 0.08 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Jan 08 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Jan 08 / 0.00 : Jan 09 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Jan 10 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Jan 05 / -3.3 : Jan 06 / -4.3 / -3.2 / -2.2 / -3.8 : Jan 07 / -4.1 / -3.9 / -5.6 / -5.9 : Jan 08 / -5.7 / -6.6 / -6.5 / -6.3 : Jan 09 / -5.4 / -8.6 / -11.0 / -8.7 : Jan 10 / -5.0 / -11.0 / -10.0 :____________________________________________________________________ : 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 : Jan 06 / 20.7 : Jan 07 / 21.0 / 21.4 / 21.0 / 20.3 : Jan 08 / 20.4 / 21.8 / 22.6 : : Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 22.9 ft at 945am EST on Wed, Jan 8 : .ER GNUK2 20250108 Z DC202501081535/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Jan 08 : / 23.0 .E2 : Jan 09 : / 22.9 / 22.5 / 21.9 / 21.6 .E3 : Jan 10 : / 21.3 / 20.8 / 20.3 / 19.8 .E4 : Jan 11 : / 19.3 / 18.8 / 18.4 / 18.1 .E5 : Jan 12 : / 17.8 / 17.6 / 17.3 / 17.1 .E6 : Jan 13 : / 16.8 / 16.6 / 16.4 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Jan 05 / 0.02 : Jan 06 / 0.35 / 0.62 / 0.06 / 0.01 : Jan 07 / 0.09 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Jan 08 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Jan 08 / 0.00 : Jan 09 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Jan 10 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Jan 05 / -3.4 : Jan 06 / -4.2 / -3.9 / -2.7 / -4.0 : Jan 07 / -3.6 / -3.5 / -5.1 / -6.1 : Jan 08 / -5.4 / -6.2 / -6.1 / -5.9 : Jan 09 / -4.7 / -8.4 / -11.4 / -8.5 : Jan 10 / -4.7 / -11.2 / -10.8 :____________________________________________________________________ : 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 : Jan 06 / 20.4 : Jan 07 / 20.5 / 20.9 / 20.9 / 20.3 : Jan 08 / 20.1 / 20.8 / 21.4 : : Latest Observed River Stage 21.7 ft at 1000am EST on Wed, Jan 8 : .ER PORO1 20250108 Z DC202501081535/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 : : Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : Jan 08 : / 21.8 .E2 : Jan 09 : / 21.8 / 21.3 / 20.6 / 20.2 .E3 : Jan 10 : / 19.9 / 19.5 / 19.1 / 18.7 .E4 : Jan 11 : / 18.4 / 18.1 / 17.8 / 17.5 .E5 : Jan 12 : / 17.3 / 17.1 / 16.9 / 16.7 .E6 : Jan 13 : / 16.5 / 16.3 / 16.1 : : Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Jan 05 / 0.01 : Jan 06 / 0.26 / 0.49 / 0.09 / 0.05 : Jan 07 / 0.14 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Jan 08 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Jan 08 / 0.00 : Jan 09 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : Jan 10 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours): : Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : Jan 05 / -4.2 : Jan 06 / -4.6 / -4.9 / -4.1 / -5.0 : Jan 07 / -3.4 / -3.7 / -5.9 / -7.1 : Jan 08 / -5.5 / -6.0 / -5.7 / -6.1 : Jan 09 / -4.8 / -8.5 / -11.6 / -8.8 : Jan 10 / -5.1 / -11.4 / -11.2 :____________________________________________________________________ $$ : :...END of MESSAGE...