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FGUS51 KTIR 281518
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River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
10:18am 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


: Portland - Salamonie River - IWX
: Zero Datum 877.03 ft (NAVD 88)
: Jay County, IN
: Record River Stage     17.0 ft
: Major River Stage      16.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   14.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      11.0 ft
: Action River Stage      9.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 26                           /   3.3
:     Feb 27   /   3.1 /   3.5 /   4.2 /   3.9
:     Feb 28   /   3.7 /   3.7 /   3.6
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 3.5 ft at 945am EST on Fri, Feb 28
:
.ER PORI3 20250228 Z DC202502281518/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Feb 28 :                         /   3.4
.E2 : Mar 01 : /   3.2 /   2.9 /   2.6 /   2.5
.E3 : Mar 02 : /   2.3 /   2.1 /   2.0 /   1.7
.E4 : Mar 03 : /   1.7 /   1.6 /   1.6 /   1.5
.E5 : Mar 04 : /   1.5 /   1.5 /   1.4 /   1.4
.E6 : Mar 05 : /   1.4 /   1.4 /   1.4
:
: 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 /  0.01 /  0.09
:     Feb 27   /  0.02 /  0.04 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Feb 28   /  0.02 /  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                           /   6.4
:     Feb 26   /  11.3 /   3.4 /  -0.4 /   3.4
:     Feb 27   /   6.9 /   4.7 /   4.3 /   4.0
:     Feb 28   /   8.8 /   2.6 /   0.3 /   6.4
:     Mar 01   /  13.0 /   7.1 /  -0.9 /  -2.3
:     Mar 02   /  -1.8 /  -5.8 /  -7.6
:____________________________________________________________________

: Lake Freeman - Tippecanoe River - IND
: Zero Datum 0.0 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Carroll County, IN
: Record Discharge   MISSING
: Major Discharge     22.00 kcfs
: Moderate Discharge  18.00 kcfs
: Flood Discharge     13.00 kcfs
: Action Discharge     9.00 kcfs
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 26                           /  0.92
:     Feb 27   /  0.63 /  0.63 /  0.63 /  0.63
:     Feb 28   /  0.71 /  0.82 /  0.77
:
: Latest Observed Discharge 0.68 kCFS at 945am EST on Fri, Feb 28
:
.ER MCXI3 20250228 Z DC202502281518/DUE/DQG/DH18/QTIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Feb 28 :                         /  0.70
.E2 : Mar 01 : /  0.68 /  0.66 /  0.64 /  0.62
.E3 : Mar 02 : /  0.60 /  0.58 /  0.57 /  0.55
.E4 : Mar 03 : /  0.54 /  0.52 /  0.51 /  0.49
.E5 : Mar 04 : /  0.48 /  0.47 /  0.45 /  0.43
.E6 : Mar 05 : /  0.42 /  0.40 /  0.39
:
: 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 /  0.07 /  0.12
:     Feb 27   /  0.12 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Feb 28   /  0.00 /  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                           /   7.0
:     Feb 26   /  13.0 /   3.4 /   0.8 /   5.7
:     Feb 27   /   9.6 /   5.7 /   3.8 /   5.4
:     Feb 28   /   9.5 /   2.2 /  -0.3 /   7.8
:     Mar 01   /  14.1 /   5.7 /  -1.5 /  -2.5
:     Mar 02   /  -2.1 /  -5.9 /  -7.2
:____________________________________________________________________

: Lafayette - Wildcat Creek - IND
: Zero Datum 527.6 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Tippecanoe County, IN
: Record River Stage     25.4 ft
: Major River Stage      19.5 ft
: Moderate River Stage   15.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      10.0 ft
: Action River Stage      6.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 26                           /   3.3
:     Feb 27   /   3.3 /   3.4 /   3.4 /   3.5
:     Feb 28   /   3.5 /   3.5 /   3.6
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 3.6 ft at 945am EST on Fri, Feb 28
:
.ER LYTI3 20250228 Z DC202502281518/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Feb 28 :                         /   3.7
.E2 : Mar 01 : /   3.8 /   3.8 /   3.8 /   3.8
.E3 : Mar 02 : /   3.8 /   3.8 /   3.8 /   3.7
.E4 : Mar 03 : /   3.7 /   3.6 /   3.6 /   3.5
.E5 : Mar 04 : /   3.5 /   3.4 /   3.4 /   3.4
.E6 : Mar 05 : /   3.3 /   3.3 /   3.3
:
: 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 /  0.03 /  0.03
:     Feb 27   /  0.04 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Feb 28   /  0.00 /  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                           /   7.2
:     Feb 26   /  12.9 /   3.4 /   0.9 /   5.8
:     Feb 27   /  10.3 /   6.4 /   4.1 /   5.9
:     Feb 28   /   9.7 /   2.6 /   0.1 /   7.8
:     Mar 01   /  14.5 /   6.5 /  -1.0 /  -2.2
:     Mar 02   /  -1.9 /  -6.1 /  -7.5
:____________________________________________________________________

: West Lafayette - Wabash River - IND
: Zero Datum 504.14 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Tippecanoe County, IN
: Record River Stage     32.9 ft
: Major River Stage      26.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   18.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      11.0 ft
: Action River Stage      7.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Feb 26                           /   2.6
:     Feb 27   /   2.6 /   2.8 /   2.9 /   3.0
:     Feb 28   /   3.0 /   3.0 /   3.3
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 3.5 ft at 930am EST on Fri, Feb 28
:
.ER LAFI3 20250228 Z DC202502281518/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Feb 28 :                         /   3.6
.E2 : Mar 01 : /   3.7 /   4.0 /   4.5 /   4.8
.E3 : Mar 02 : /   4.9 /   4.9 /   4.9 /   4.8
.E4 : Mar 03 : /   4.6 /   4.4 /   4.2 /   4.1
.E5 : Mar 04 : /   3.9 /   3.7 /   3.4 /   3.3
.E6 : Mar 05 : /   3.2 /   3.1 /   3.1
:
: 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 /  0.06 /  0.12
:     Feb 27   /  0.17 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Feb 28   /  0.00 /  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                           /   7.0
:     Feb 26   /  13.0 /   3.3 /   0.7 /   5.7
:     Feb 27   /   9.4 /   5.6 /   3.8 /   5.5
:     Feb 28   /   9.5 /   2.3 /  -0.3 /   7.6
:     Mar 01   /  14.2 /   5.9 /  -1.3 /  -2.4
:     Mar 02   /  -2.1 /  -6.0 /  -7.3
:____________________________________________________________________
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