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River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
9:45am EDT Saturday, April 19, 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


: Markland Dam - Ohio River - ILN
: Zero Datum 408.0 ft (Ohio River Datum)
: Gallatin County, KY
: Record Tailwater Stage     76.1 ft
: Major Tailwater Stage      74.0 ft
: Moderate Tailwater Stage   62.0 ft
: Flood Tailwater Stage      51.0 ft
: Action Tailwater Stage     49.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 17                           /  27.6
:     Apr 18   /  27.0 /  26.8 /  26.1 /  25.9
:     Apr 19   /  25.3 /  24.6 /  23.7
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 23.7 ft at 845am EDT on Sat, Apr 19
:
.ER MKLK2 20250419 Z DC202504191345/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 19 :                         /  23.2
.E2 : Apr 20 : /  22.6 /  22.1 /  21.4 /  20.9
.E3 : Apr 21 : /  20.6 /  20.3 /  20.0 /  19.8
.E4 : Apr 22 : /  19.6 /  19.4 /  19.1 /  18.9
.E5 : Apr 23 : /  18.8 /  18.6 /  18.3 /  18.1
.E6 : Apr 24 : /  17.9 /  17.7 /  17.5
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 16                           /  0.00
:     Apr 17   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 18   /  0.02 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 19   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 19                           /  0.21
:     Apr 20   /  0.05 /  0.02 /  0.00 /  0.03
:     Apr 21   /  0.05 /  0.07 /  0.06
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 16                           /  10.8
:     Apr 17   /  14.9 /   8.0 /   3.9 /  13.0
:     Apr 18   /  17.4 /  14.7 /  16.5 /  22.2
:     Apr 19   /  26.2 /  23.4 /  21.3 /  21.3
:     Apr 20   /  20.9 /  16.8 /  13.7 /  17.8
:     Apr 21   /  23.5 /  19.3 /  18.3
:____________________________________________________________________

: McAlpine Upper - Ohio River - LMK
: Zero Datum 407.18 ft (NAVD 88)
: Jefferson County, KY
: Record Pool Stage     52.2 ft
: Major Pool Stage      38.0 ft
: Moderate Pool Stage   30.0 ft
: Flood Pool Stage      23.0 ft
: Action Pool Stage     21.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 17                           /  13.0
:     Apr 18   /  12.7 /  12.7 /  12.7 /  12.8
:     Apr 19   /  13.0 /  12.9 /  12.5
:
: Latest Observed Pool Stage 12.4 ft at 900am EDT on Sat, Apr 19
:
.ER MLUK2 20250419 Z DC202504191345/DUE/DQG/DH18/HPIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 19 :                         /  12.4
.E2 : Apr 20 : /  12.5 /  12.4 /  12.4 /  12.4
.E3 : Apr 21 : /  12.4 /  12.4 /  12.4 /  12.3
.E4 : Apr 22 : /  12.3 /  12.3 /  12.3 /  12.3
.E5 : Apr 23 : /  12.3 /  12.3 /  12.3 /  12.4
.E6 : Apr 24 : /  12.4 /  12.3 /  12.3
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 16                           /  0.00
:     Apr 17   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 18   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 19   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 19                           /  0.06
:     Apr 20   /  0.05 /  0.02 /  0.01 /  0.02
:     Apr 21   /  0.02 /  0.01 /  0.11
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 16                           /  12.5
:     Apr 17   /  17.5 /   9.7 /   6.3 /  14.4
:     Apr 18   /  17.8 /  15.4 /  17.6 /  22.6
:     Apr 19   /  26.9 /  23.7 /  21.9 /  22.4
:     Apr 20   /  22.2 /  18.2 /  15.9 /  20.4
:     Apr 21   /  25.3 /  20.7 /  19.1
:____________________________________________________________________

: McAlpine Lower - Ohio River - LMK
: Zero Datum 373.18 ft (NGVD29)
: Jefferson County, KY
: Record Tailwater Stage     85.4 ft
: Major Tailwater Stage      73.0 ft
: Moderate Tailwater Stage   65.0 ft
: Flood Tailwater Stage      55.0 ft
: Action Tailwater Stage     53.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 17                           /  30.7
:     Apr 18   /  30.2 /  29.4 /  28.7 /  27.8
:     Apr 19   /  27.1 /  26.9 /  26.5
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 26.5 ft at 900am EDT on Sat, Apr 19
:
.ER MLPK2 20250419 Z DC202504191345/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 19 :                         /  25.3
.E2 : Apr 20 : /  24.8 /  24.2 /  23.7 /  23.2
.E3 : Apr 21 : /  22.1 /  21.3 /  20.6 /  20.0
.E4 : Apr 22 : /  19.5 /  19.1 /  18.7 /  18.3
.E5 : Apr 23 : /  17.9 /  17.5 /  17.1 /  16.9
.E6 : Apr 24 : /  16.6 /  16.4 /  16.1
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 16                           /  0.00
:     Apr 17   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 18   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 19   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 19                           /  0.06
:     Apr 20   /  0.05 /  0.02 /  0.01 /  0.02
:     Apr 21   /  0.02 /  0.01 /  0.11
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 16                           /  12.5
:     Apr 17   /  17.5 /   9.7 /   6.3 /  14.4
:     Apr 18   /  17.8 /  15.4 /  17.6 /  22.6
:     Apr 19   /  26.9 /  23.7 /  21.9 /  22.4
:     Apr 20   /  22.2 /  18.2 /  15.9 /  20.4
:     Apr 21   /  25.3 /  20.7 /  19.1
:____________________________________________________________________

: Cannelton Dam - Ohio River - LMK
: Zero Datum 348.0 ft (Ohio River)
: Perry County, IN
: Record Tailwater Stage     60.8 ft
: Major Tailwater Stage      50.0 ft
: Moderate Tailwater Stage   46.0 ft
: Flood Tailwater Stage      42.0 ft
: Action Tailwater Stage     40.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 17                           /  30.0
:     Apr 18   /  29.0 /  28.4 /  27.7 /  27.3
:     Apr 19   /  26.2 /  25.7 /  25.1
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 25.0 ft at 900am EDT on Sat, Apr 19
:
.ER CNNI3 20250419 Z DC202504191345/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 19 :                         /  24.4
.E2 : Apr 20 : /  23.9 /  23.3 /  23.1 /  22.7
.E3 : Apr 21 : /  22.2 /  22.1 /  21.7 /  21.3
.E4 : Apr 22 : /  21.3 /  21.0 /  20.7 /  20.2
.E5 : Apr 23 : /  20.2 /  20.3 /  20.3 /  20.1
.E6 : Apr 24 : /  19.5 /  19.3 /  19.3
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 16                           /  0.00
:     Apr 17   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 18   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 19   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 19                           /  0.04
:     Apr 20   /  0.06 /  0.02 /  0.04 /  0.01
:     Apr 21   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.27
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 16                           /  13.0
:     Apr 17   /  18.4 /  10.1 /   6.2 /  15.1
:     Apr 18   /  20.5 /  17.7 /  19.2 /  22.7
:     Apr 19   /  26.4 /  24.2 /  22.2 /  22.3
:     Apr 20   /  22.4 /  18.3 /  16.6 /  21.9
:     Apr 21   /  26.1 /  21.1 /  18.9
:____________________________________________________________________
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