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Extended Streamflow Prediction
Issued by NWS Colorado Basin RFC

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FGUS65 KSTR 171747
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TTAA00 KSTR DDHHMM
:National Weather Service, Colorado Basin River Forecast Center, SLC, Utah

:January mid-month Forecast      January 17, 2024

"product_issuance=mid-month"
.B SLC 240801 M DH24/DC2401171800/DVM07/QCVFEZ5
:FLOOD CONTROL RESERVOIR UNREGULATED INFLOW FORECASTS
:1 January through 31 July 2024 (units:: 1000`s Acre-Feet)
:Reservoir            Most
:ID   Name            Probable
LKSA3:Lake Mead      :    6323
GLDA3:Lake Powell    :    5820
NVRN5:Navajo         :     464
BMDC2:Blue Mesa Res  :     622
GRNU1:Flaming Gorge  :     880
.END
:
:Other Reservoir Unregulated Inflow Forecasts
:
:OBSERVED MONTHLY INFLOW VOLUMES PROVIDED BY THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
:
.B SLC 240131 M DH24/DC2401171800/QCMFEZ5/DRE+1/QCMFEZ5/DRE+2/QCMFEZ5
.B1 DY240801/DVM04/QCVFEZ5
:                               Obs        dec    Forecast       Outlook
:                     sep  oct  nov  dec  %Avg   jan   feb   mar apr-jul %Avg
GLDA3:Lake Powell     224  324  380  324  101%:  285/  345/  490/ 4700/:  74%
GBRW4:Fontenelle       50   53   45   35  109%:   35/   33/   48/  550/:  75%
GRNU1:Flaming Gorge    67   69   64   44  133%:   45/   50/   95/  690/:  72%
BMDC2:Blue Mesa        26   30   28   25   99%:   22/   21/   34/  545/:  86%
MPSC2:Morrow Point     27   31   29   26   97%:   24/   23/   37/  590/:  86%
CLSC2:Crystal          29   32   31   29   94%:   28/   26/   41/  665/:  86%
TPIC2:Taylor Park     5.5  6.1  5.1  4.8  106%:  4.3/  3.8/  4.5/   86/:  91%
VCRC2:Vallecito       8.7  6.3  3.6  3.5   61%:  3.7/  3.5/    5/  127/:  72%
NVRN5:Navajo         0.86 12.3 11.8 13.7   66%:   14/   18/   42/  390/:  62%
LEMC2:Lemon          1.77 0.94 0.56 0.55   55%: 0.53/  0.5/  0.8/   33/:  69%
MPHC2:McPhee          8.3  3.1 1.51 1.43   38%:  2.5/  3.3/  9.6/  167/:  65%
RBSC2:Ridgway         6.6  5.2  4.3  3.8   86%:  3.5/  3.3/  4.5/   75/:  82%
YDLC2:Deerlodge       8.2 18.9   24   26  115%:   25/   25/   60/ 1100/:  92%
DRGC2:Durango        15.0 12.3  9.4  8.6   63%:  8.6/  8.5/ 14.0/  275/:  71%
PRSC2:Paonia         0.36 1.79 1.54 0.86   51%:  1.4/  1.4/  3.0/   60/:  74%
:
.END
:
:Other
:
:OBSERVED MONTHLY INFLOW VOLUMES PROVIDED BY THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
:
.B SLC 240131 M DH24/DC2401171800/QCMFEZ5/DRE+1/QCMFEZ5/DRE+2/QCMFEZ5
.B1 DY240701/DVM04/QCVFEZ5
:                               Obs        dec    Forecast       Outlook
:                     sep  oct  nov  dec  %Avg   jan   feb   mar mar-jun %Avg
PRSC2-2:Paonia       0.36 1.79 1.54 0.86   51%:  1.4/  1.4/  3.0/   60/:  74%
:
.END

: APRIL-JULY MONTHLY FORECAST BREAKDOWN
:                     apr  may  jun  jul

:GLDA3:Lake Powell    650 1550 1950  550
:GBRW4:Fontenelle      65  110  260  115
:GRNU1:Flaming Gorge  100  160  305  125
:BMDC2:Blue Mesa       57  186  225   77
:MPSC2:Morrow Point    65  205  240   80
:CLSC2:Crystal         78  230  270   87
:TPIC2:Taylor Park      8   26   37   15
:VCRC2:Vallecito       13   55   46   13
:NVRN5:Navajo          71  186  118   15
:YDLC2:Deerlodge      190  465  385   60
:DRGC2:Durango         26  105  105   39


                       PRECIPITATION SUMMARY - % OF AVERAGE BY MONTH - WY 2024
RIVER BASIN:             OCT  NOV  DEC
GREEN
   ABV FLAMING GORGE     110   45   80
   ABV GRN RVR UT (TOT)   90   55   80
COLORADO
   ABV  GRAND JUNCTION   115   55   80
   GUNNISON BASIN        115   60   75
   DOLORES BASIN          60   55   65
   ABV CISCO (TOTAL)     110   55   75
SAN JUAN
   ABV BLUFF (TOTAL)      45   55   70
ABV LAKE POWELL (TOTAL)   90   55   75

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