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:National Weather Service, Colorado Basin River Forecast Center, SLC, Utah

:March mid-month Forecast      March 15, 2018

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.B SLC 180801 M DH24/DC1803151800/DVM05/QCVFEZ5
:FLOOD CONTROL RESERVOIR UNREGULATED INFLOW FORECASTS
:1 March through 31 July 2018 (units:: 1000's Acre-Feet)
:Reservoir            Most
:ID   Name            Probable
LKSA3:Lake Mead      :    3698
GLDA3:Lake Powell    :    3475
NVRN5:Navajo         :     292
BMDC2:Blue Mesa Res  :     387
GRNU1:Flaming Gorge  :    1015
.END
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:Other Reservoir Unregulated Inflow Forecasts
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.B SLC 180331 M DH24/DC1803151800/QCMFEZ5/DRE+1/QCMFEZ5/DRE+2/QCMFEZ5
.B1 DY180801/DVM04/QCVFEZ5
:                               Obs        feb    Forecast       Outlook
:                     nov  dec  jan  feb  %Avg   mar   apr   may apr-jul %Avg
GLDA3:Lake Powell     387  299  262  269   68%:  375/  450/  950/ 3100/:  43%
GBRW4:Fontenelle       62   46   42   38  137%:   52/   95/  175/  840/: 116%
GRNU1:Flaming Gorge    82   52   52   57  128%:   95/  125/  210/  920/:  94%
BMDC2:Blue Mesa        32   25   20   23  103%:   27/   43/  122/  360/:  53%
MPSC2:Morrow Point     34   26   22   24   96%:   30/   51/  135/  390/:  53%
CLSC2:Crystal          38   29   25   27   94%:   34/   58/  152/  430/:  51%
TPIC2:Taylor Park     5.9  4.1  4.2  3.8  100%:    4/    7/   21/   65/:  66%
VCRC2:Vallecito       5.1  3.2  2.7  2.9   61%:    4/    6/   31/   73/:  38%
NVRN5:Navajo         18.8 10.3 12.2 14.6   48%:   27/   54/  122/  265/:  36%
LEMC2:Lemon          0.73 0.50 0.40 0.38   50%:    1/    2/    7/   16/:  29%
MPHC2:McPhee          2.2 0.71 1.68  2.1   42%:    5/   20/   51/  105/:  36%
RBSC2:Ridgway         5.0  3.7  3.4  3.1   86%:    4/    6/   14/   51/:  50%
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.END
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:Other
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.B SLC 180331 M DH24/DC1803151800/QCMFEZ5/DRE+1/QCMFEZ5/DRE+2/QCMFEZ5
.B1 DY180701/DVM04/QCVFEZ5
:                               Obs        feb    Forecast       Outlook
:                     nov  dec  jan  feb  %Avg   mar   apr   may mar-jun %Avg
PRSC2:Paonia         1.15 0.97 0.94 0.95   45%:    2/    7/   16/   32/:  33%
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.END

: JUNE-JULY MONTHLY FORECAST BREAKDOWN
:                     jun  jul  
:GLDA3:Lake Powell   1250  450
:GBRW4:Fontenelle     370  200
:GRNU1:Flaming Gorge  380  205
:BMDC2:Blue Mesa      144   51
:MPSC2:Morrow Point   151   53
:CLSC2:Crystal        163   57
:TPIC2:Taylor Park     27   10
:RBSC2:Ridgeway        21   10
:PRSC2 Paonia           6    1
:VCRC2:Vallecito       26   10
:NVRN5:Navajo          65   24
:MPHC2:McPhee          27    7
:DRGC2:Durango         55   19
:LEMC2:Lemon            5    2


                       PRECIPITATION SUMMARY - % OF AVERAGE BY MONTH - WY 2018
RIVER BASIN:             OCT  NOV  DEC  JAN  FEB
GREEN
   ABV FLAMING GORGE      35  130   90   85   95
   ABV GRN RVR,UT (TOT)   45   85   65   75   85
COLORADO
   ABV  GRAND JUNCTION   100   55   65   85  105
   GUNNISON BASIN         50   45   30   75  105
   DOLORES BASIN          30   20   20   75  100
   ABV CISCO (TOTAL)      75   50   50   80  105
SAN JUAN
   ABV BLUFF (TOTAL)      20   30   15   55  105
ABV LAKE POWELL (TOTAL)   55   60   50   75   95
     
G.Smith/A.Nielson
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