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FGUS51 KTIR 181340
RVFOHP
River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
9:40am EDT Friday, April 18, 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


: Willow Island L&D - Ohio River - RLX
: Zero Datum 570.0 ft (Vertical Datum Unknown)
: Washington County, OH
: Record Tailwater Stage     44.8 ft
: Major Tailwater Stage      42.0 ft
: Moderate Tailwater Stage   41.0 ft
: Flood Tailwater Stage      37.0 ft
: Action Tailwater Stage     35.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 16                           /  16.7
:     Apr 17   /  16.8 /  16.4 /  16.7 /  15.6
:     Apr 18   /  15.2 /  15.3E/  15.4
: Observed values (above) with a trailing E indicate missing values
: that were replaced with estimates from model simulations.
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 15.4 ft at 900am EDT on Fri, Apr 18
:
.ER RNOO1 20250418 Z DC202504181340/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 18 :                         /  15.4
.E2 : Apr 19 : /  15.4 /  15.4 /  15.3 /  15.1
.E3 : Apr 20 : /  15.0 /  14.9 /  14.7 /  14.6
.E4 : Apr 21 : /  14.6 /  14.5 /  14.5 /  14.5
.E5 : Apr 22 : /  14.4 /  14.3 /  14.2 /  14.1
.E6 : Apr 23 : /  14.0 /  13.9 /  13.8
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 15                           /  0.01
:     Apr 16   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 17   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 18   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 18                           /  0.00
:     Apr 19   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.01 /  0.01
:     Apr 20   /  0.02 /  0.01 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 15                           /  11.0
:     Apr 16   /   8.6 /   6.7 /   4.6 /   8.5
:     Apr 17   /  12.9 /   5.6 /   0.1 /  10.2
:     Apr 18   /  17.3 /  10.7 /   8.8 /  21.1
:     Apr 19   /  25.6 /  20.5 /  19.1 /  22.8
:     Apr 20   /  24.3 /  17.1 /  13.3
:____________________________________________________________________

: Marietta - Ohio River - RLX
: Zero Datum 567.12 ft (Vertical Datum Unknown)
: Washington County, OH
: Record River Stage     58.3 ft
: Major River Stage      40.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   38.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      35.0 ft
: Action River Stage     33.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 16                           /  18.3
:     Apr 17   /  18.2 /  18.1 /  18.1 /  17.4
:     Apr 18   /  17.3 /  17.4 /  17.4
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 17.4 ft at 900am EDT on Fri, Apr 18
:
.ER MTAO1 20250418 Z DC202504181340/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 18 :                         /  17.3
.E2 : Apr 19 : /  17.2 /  17.1 /  16.9 /  16.8
.E3 : Apr 20 : /  16.7 /  16.6 /  16.5 /  16.4
.E4 : Apr 21 : /  16.3 /  16.3 /  16.2 /  16.2
.E5 : Apr 22 : /  16.1 /  16.1 /  16.0 /  16.0
.E6 : Apr 23 : /  15.9 /  15.9 /  15.9
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z

: Parkersburg - Ohio River - RLX
: Zero Datum 562.01 ft (SANDY HOOK DATUM)
: Wood County, WV
: Record River Stage     58.9 ft
: Major River Stage      42.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   38.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      36.0 ft
: Action River Stage     34.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 16                           /  22.4
:     Apr 17   /  22.4 /  22.3 /  22.3 /  21.9
:     Apr 18   /  22.0 /  22.0 /  21.9
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 21.9 ft at 900am EDT on Fri, Apr 18
:
.ER PARW2 20250418 Z DC202504181340/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 18 :                         /  21.8
.E2 : Apr 19 : /  21.8 /  21.7 /  21.6 /  21.5
.E3 : Apr 20 : /  21.4 /  21.4 /  21.4 /  21.3
.E4 : Apr 21 : /  21.3 /  21.3 /  21.3 /  21.2
.E5 : Apr 22 : /  21.2 /  21.2 /  21.2 /  21.1
.E6 : Apr 23 : /  21.1 /  21.1 /  21.0
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 15                           /  0.02
:     Apr 16   /  0.00 /  0.03 /  0.05 /  0.00
:     Apr 17   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 18   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 18                           /  0.00
:     Apr 19   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 20   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 15                           /  11.8
:     Apr 16   /   9.6 /   7.3 /   4.3 /   9.2
:     Apr 17   /  13.7 /   6.2 /   0.2 /  10.9
:     Apr 18   /  18.0 /  12.5 /   9.7 /  21.6
:     Apr 19   /  26.2 /  20.4 /  18.9 /  23.3
:     Apr 20   /  25.1 /  17.4 /  14.0
:____________________________________________________________________

: Belleville L&D - Ohio River - RLX
: Zero Datum 548.0 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Wood County, WV
: Record Tailwater Stage     61.8 ft
: Major Tailwater Stage      45.0 ft
: Moderate Tailwater Stage   38.0 ft
: Flood Tailwater Stage      35.0 ft
: Action Tailwater Stage     33.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 16                           /  17.2
:     Apr 17   /  16.9 /  16.6 /  16.5 /  16.0
:     Apr 18   /  15.4 /  15.3 /  15.5
:
: Latest Observed Tailwater Stage 15.4 ft at 900am EDT on Fri, Apr 18
:
.ER BEVW2 20250418 Z DC202504181340/DUE/DQG/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 18 :                         /  15.2
.E2 : Apr 19 : /  15.1 /  14.9 /  14.7 /  14.5
.E3 : Apr 20 : /  14.3 /  14.1 /  14.0 /  13.8
.E4 : Apr 21 : /  13.7 /  13.6 /  13.6 /  13.5
.E5 : Apr 22 : /  13.4 /  13.3 /  13.2 /  13.2
.E6 : Apr 23 : /  13.1 /  13.1 /  13.0
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 15                           /  0.00
:     Apr 16   /  0.00 /  0.05 /  0.01 /  0.00
:     Apr 17   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 18   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 18                           /  0.00
:     Apr 19   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 20   /  0.01 /  0.01 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 15                           /  11.3
:     Apr 16   /   9.1 /   6.9 /   4.0 /   9.2
:     Apr 17   /  13.4 /   6.3 /   0.5 /  10.5
:     Apr 18   /  17.7 /  13.2 /  10.9 /  21.0
:     Apr 19   /  25.9 /  20.4 /  18.9 /  22.9
:     Apr 20   /  24.2 /  16.9 /  13.5
:____________________________________________________________________
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