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FGUS75 KGJT 011949  
ESFGJT  
COC067-083-020000-  
 
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO  
149 PM MDT MON MAY 1 2023  
 
...HEAVY RUNOFF FROM SNOWMELT WILL LEAD TO HIGH FLOWS AND INCREASING  
RIVER LEVELS ACROSS MANY TRIBUTARIES AND THE MAIN STEM OF THE MANCOS  
RIVER THROUGH THE WEEK...  
 
SNOWMELT FROM ABOVE NORMAL/RECORD SEASONAL SNOWPACK COMBINED WITH  
WARM, SPRING TEMPERATURES HAVE INCREASED FLOW RATES WELL ABOVE  
NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR ALONG THE MANCOS RIVER. TEMPERATURES OF  
10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL TODAY WILL GRADUALLY COOL THROUGH THE  
WEEK. HOWEVER ACCELERATED SNOWMELT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK.  
 
COUNTY ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE MANCOS RIVER WITHIN  
MONTEZUMA COUNTY MAY BECOME INUNDATED WITH WATER, MAKING RIVER  
CROSSES DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. PLEASE HEED ALL ROAD CLOSURES AND  
FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.  

 
 
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