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River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
10:00am EST Friday, February 28, 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


: Logan - Guyandotte River - RLX
: Zero Datum 640.49 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Logan County, WV
: Record River Stage     35.0 ft
: Major River Stage      35.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   28.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      23.0 ft
: Action River Stage     21.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 26                           /   8.0
:     Feb 27   /   8.0 /   7.9 /   7.9 /   7.9
:     Feb 28   /   9.0 /  10.3 /  10.3
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 10.2 ft at 930am EST on Fri, Feb 28
:
.ER LOGW2 20250228 Z DC202502281500/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Feb 28 :                         /  10.2
.E2 : Mar 01 : /  10.1 /  10.1 /  10.0 /   7.8
.E3 : Mar 02 : /   7.7 /   7.7 /   7.6 /   7.5
.E4 : Mar 03 : /   7.4 /   7.4 /   7.4 /   8.1
.E5 : Mar 04 : /   8.3 /   8.2 /   8.2 /   8.1
.E6 : Mar 05 : /   8.0 /   7.9 /   7.8
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 25                           /  0.00
:     Feb 26   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Feb 27   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.03 /  0.02
:     Feb 28   /  0.02 /  0.13 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 28                           /  0.00
:     Mar 01   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.01
:     Mar 02   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 25                           /   8.7
:     Feb 26   /  16.2 /   8.6 /   4.4 /   9.2
:     Feb 27   /  18.3 /  14.0 /  12.1 /  12.1
:     Feb 28   /  11.6 /   4.9 /   2.6 /   5.5
:     Mar 01   /  11.6 /   9.0 /   7.3 /   4.4
:     Mar 02   /   2.4 /  -3.4 /  -6.0
:____________________________________________________________________

: Litwar River Gauge - Tug Fork - RLX
: Zero Datum 936.36 ft (G-7532 (1929))
: McDowell County, WV
: Record River Stage     27.4 ft
: Major River Stage      27.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   25.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      24.0 ft
: Action River Stage     20.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 26                           /   5.8
:     Feb 27   /   5.8 /   5.8 /   5.7 /   5.7
:     Feb 28   /   5.7 /   5.7 /   5.7
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 5.6 ft at 905am EST on Fri, Feb 28
:
.ER LITW2 20250228 Z DC202502281500/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Feb 28 :                         /   5.7
.E2 : Mar 01 : /   5.7 /   5.6 /   5.6 /   5.5
.E3 : Mar 02 : /   5.5 /   5.5 /   5.4 /   5.4
.E4 : Mar 03 : /   5.4 /   5.3 /   5.3 /   5.3
.E5 : Mar 04 : /   5.3 /   5.3 /   5.3 /   5.3
.E6 : Mar 05 : /   5.2 /   5.2 /   5.2
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 25                           /  0.00
:     Feb 26   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Feb 27   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.05 /  0.08
:     Feb 28   /  0.00 /  0.02 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 28                           /  0.00
:     Mar 01   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.01
:     Mar 02   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 25                           /   8.1
:     Feb 26   /  16.5 /   5.5 /   0.7 /   8.1
:     Feb 27   /  18.9 /  10.8 /   9.8 /  11.3
:     Feb 28   /  13.4 /   6.0 /   2.2 /   6.0
:     Mar 01   /  11.8 /   8.2 /   7.0 /   6.1
:     Mar 02   /   3.7 /  -3.4 /  -6.5
:____________________________________________________________________

: Williamson - Tug Fork - RLX
: Zero Datum 620.52 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Mingo County, WV
: Record River Stage     52.6 ft
: Major River Stage      42.7 ft
: Moderate River Stage   32.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      27.0 ft
: Action River Stage     25.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 26                           /   6.8
:     Feb 27   /   6.8 /   6.7 /   6.6 /   6.6
:     Feb 28   /   6.6 /   6.5 /   6.5
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 6.5 ft at 900am EST on Fri, Feb 28
:
.ER WILW2 20250228 Z DC202502281500/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Feb 28 :                         /   6.4
.E2 : Mar 01 : /   6.4 /   6.3 /   6.2 /   6.1
.E3 : Mar 02 : /   6.1 /   6.0 /   5.9 /   5.8
.E4 : Mar 03 : /   5.7 /   5.6 /   5.5 /   5.5
.E5 : Mar 04 : /   5.4 /   5.3 /   5.3 /   5.2
.E6 : Mar 05 : /   5.2 /   5.1 /   5.1
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 25                           /  0.00
:     Feb 26   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Feb 27   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.03 /  0.01
:     Feb 28   /  0.00 /  0.01 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 28                           /  0.00
:     Mar 01   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.01
:     Mar 02   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 25                           /   9.4
:     Feb 26   /  17.3 /   9.6 /   4.6 /   9.2
:     Feb 27   /  19.7 /  14.7 /  12.2 /  12.2
:     Feb 28   /  13.0 /   6.6 /   3.3 /   6.7
:     Mar 01   /  13.1 /  10.0 /   8.0 /   5.7
:     Mar 02   /   4.0 /  -2.3 /  -5.1
:____________________________________________________________________

: Haysi River Gage - Russell Fork - RLX
: Zero Datum 1236.7 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Dickenson County, VA
: Record River Stage     28.2 ft
: Major River Stage      24.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   20.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      16.0 ft
: Action River Stage     15.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 26                           /   3.3
:     Feb 27   /   3.3 /   3.2 /   3.2 /   3.2
:     Feb 28   /   3.2 /   3.2 /   3.2
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 3.2 ft at 945am EST on Fri, Feb 28
:
.ER HAIV2 20250228 Z DC202502281500/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Feb 28 :                         /   3.2
.E2 : Mar 01 : /   3.1 /   3.1 /   3.1 /   3.0
.E3 : Mar 02 : /   3.0 /   3.0 /   2.9 /   2.9
.E4 : Mar 03 : /   2.9 /   2.9 /   2.8 /   2.8
.E5 : Mar 04 : /   2.8 /   2.8 /   2.8 /   2.8
.E6 : Mar 05 : /   2.8 /   2.8 /   2.7
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 25                           /  0.00
:     Feb 26   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Feb 27   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.04 /  0.04
:     Feb 28   /  0.00 /  0.04 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 28                           /  0.00
:     Mar 01   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.01
:     Mar 02   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 25                           /   7.9
:     Feb 26   /  17.0 /   6.2 /   0.9 /   8.6
:     Feb 27   /  18.8 /  11.1 /  11.0 /  11.0
:     Feb 28   /  12.8 /   6.5 /   3.0 /   6.2
:     Mar 01   /  12.0 /   8.3 /   6.6 /   6.4
:     Mar 02   /   4.4 /  -3.3 /  -6.3
:____________________________________________________________________

: Paintsville - Levisa Fork Big Sandy River - JKL
: Zero Datum 566.84 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Johnson County, KY
: Record River Stage     45.9 ft
: Major River Stage      42.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   38.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      35.0 ft
: Action River Stage     28.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 26                           /  11.8
:     Feb 27   /  10.5 /   9.9 /   9.6 /   9.2
:     Feb 28   /   8.7 /   8.4 /   8.2
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 8.1 ft at 945am EST on Fri, Feb 28
:
.ER PTVK2 20250228 Z DC202502281500/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Feb 28 :                         /   8.0
.E2 : Mar 01 : /   7.8 /   7.6 /   7.5 /   7.3
.E3 : Mar 02 : /   7.2 /   7.1 /   7.0 /   7.0
.E4 : Mar 03 : /   6.9 /   6.9 /   6.9 /   6.9
.E5 : Mar 04 : /   6.9 /   6.9 /   6.8 /   6.8
.E6 : Mar 05 : /   6.7 /   6.7 /   6.6
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 25                           /  0.00
:     Feb 26   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Feb 27   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.05 /  0.00
:     Feb 28   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 28                           /  0.00
:     Mar 01   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Mar 02   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 25                           /  11.5
:     Feb 26   /  18.5 /  12.2 /   5.9 /   9.8
:     Feb 27   /  20.3 /  17.2 /  14.4 /  12.1
:     Feb 28   /  13.3 /   8.1 /   4.6 /   7.9
:     Mar 01   /  14.3 /  12.2 /   8.8 /   5.9
:     Mar 02   /   4.5 /  -1.5 /  -4.5
:____________________________________________________________________

: Fullers Station - Big Sandy River - RLX
: Zero Datum 512.81 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Lawrence County, KY
: Record River Stage     48.4 ft
: Major River Stage      64.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   59.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      49.0 ft
: Action River Stage     45.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 26                           /  16.7
:     Feb 27   /  15.6 /  14.3 /  13.2 /  12.5
:     Feb 28   /  11.9 /  11.1 /  10.7
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 10.5 ft at 930am EST on Fri, Feb 28
:
.ER FLRK2 20250228 Z DC202502281500/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Feb 28 :                         /  10.2
.E2 : Mar 01 : /   9.6 /   9.0 /   8.6 /   8.3
.E3 : Mar 02 : /   8.0 /   7.7 /   7.5 /   7.3
.E4 : Mar 03 : /   7.1 /   6.9 /   6.8 /   6.6
.E5 : Mar 04 : /   6.5 /   6.5 /   6.4 /   6.3
.E6 : Mar 05 : /   6.2 /   6.2 /   6.1
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 25                           /  0.00
:     Feb 26   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Feb 27   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.04 /  0.00
:     Feb 28   /  0.02 /  0.01 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 28                           /  0.00
:     Mar 01   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Mar 02   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 25                           /  10.9
:     Feb 26   /  18.3 /  10.5 /   3.9 /   9.2
:     Feb 27   /  19.9 /  15.6 /  14.3 /  11.8
:     Feb 28   /  12.6 /   6.7 /   3.6 /   7.6
:     Mar 01   /  14.2 /  11.8 /   8.4 /   5.3
:     Mar 02   /   4.0 /  -2.0 /  -5.0
:____________________________________________________________________
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