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<br />. 9-' <br />/~lJQY <br /> <br /> <br />9t;r WEEKLY FLOOD OUTLOOK - APRIL 29,1996 <br /> <br />The Weekly Flood Outlook presents the findings of the Colorado Flood Task Force regarding the 1996 <br />snowmelt flood threat. This Flood Outlook repres'ents a summary of the first meeting of the Colorado Flood <br />Task Force for 1996. <br /> <br />1) MAJOR BASIN SNOWPACK AS OF APRIL 29. 199,~ <br />Based on SNOTEL readings on April 29, 1996 the snowpack in Colorado's major river basins, as a percent <br />of average snowpack, is presented in table I. <br /> <br />Table 1 <br /> <br /> <br />MlSSISSIPPIIMISSOURI <br />RIVER BASIN <br />North PlattelLaramie Rivers 142% 136% 129% 133% 34,6 <br />South Platte River 165% 162% 155% 155% 23,9 <br />Arkansas River IlI% Il2q!, -.2~% 106% 12A <br />COLORADO RIVER <br />BASIN 136% 138'l!> 120% 137% 31.0 <br />YampalWhite Rivers 131% 134'l!> 128% 138% 21.3 <br />Upper Colorado River 102% lI4'i& 101% lI3% 17.2 <br />Gunnison River 64% 70% 68% 61% 12.1 <br />Southwestern Colorado <br /> ~_.- <br />RIO GRANDE BASIN <br />Rio Grande 52% 66% 59% 49% 9.3 <br /> <br />2} WEATHER FORECAST <br /> <br />A. 7-10 day forecast <br />The National Weather Service (NWS) provided a short-term weather forecast for the next 7 to 10 days. The <br />NWS is predicting maximum daily temperatures in the 60' s during the early part of this week. <br />Temperatures should be in the 70's from Wednesday, May I through Sunday, May 5. Precipitation for this <br />week should be below normal. <br /> <br />B. 30 day forecast <br />Henz Meteorological Services provided a weather forecast for the next month or so. The general forecast is <br />presented in table 2. <br /> <br />T:lble2 <br /> <br /> <br />;;::'(it;:.w.ii.rr~TTJ5:~fIiO~" -11$::12,4% ~,*,j,Jf&};;g.;?'i3M;*:~S'i'<f%, Y<4,dL,--~2, i,&~t :.,'Itii;%W8WKJ'!'->ts'" <br />f@-J:iYj;(~l"~~rfPQJ1mo,,, Q.p":f&1ttWJFJ!}4!;-'3,bV.$J-'o"o\;YtH-t"f:'q#iffiUl:r% _t}~'!l.mm~n - <br /> <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br /> <br />4/29-5/5 <br />5/6-5/12 <br />5/13-5/19 <br />5/20-5/26 <br /> <br />5 days of hot and d <br />7 days of hot and d <br />Memorial Wknd Be 'ns 5/25 <br /> <br />