Virgin Water Supply Outlook, February 1, 2008

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Prepared by G. Smith
NOAA, National Weather Service
Colorado Basin River Forecast Center
Salt Lake City, Utah
www.cbrfc.noaa.gov

Contents

Virgin Basin Conditions
Virgin Specific Site Forecasts
Precipitation Maps
Definitions
Additional Information
Questions or Comments

Virgin Summary

Precipitation in the upper Virgin River exceeded 160 percent of average for January. A significant increase in the snowpack was a result. As of early Febuary the Basin average snowpack is near 170 percent of average with some locations near 250 percent of average. April-July runoff volumes are expected to range from near 125 to 135 percent of average.

*Median of forecasts within each basin.

Virgin Basin Conditions

Apr-Jul runoff volumes in the Virgin River Basin are expected to range from near 125 to 235 percent of the average.

* Percent usable capacity, not percent average contents.
Click for multi-month Graph.

Differences between the full period forecasts and the residual forecasts may not exactly equal the actual observed volumes due to rounding conventions (see Definitions section).

Precipitation Maps

Hydrologist: G. Smith