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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
930 AM MDT WED JUN 22 2005

...SNOWMELT RUNOFF WINDING DOWN...

SNOWMELT RUNOFF FROM THE NORTHERN NEW MEXICO MOUNTAINS CONTINUES
TO DIMINISH IN VOLUME AS THE SNOW PACK DWINDLES. SNOWMELT RUNOFF
FROM THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO HAS SHOWN A WEAK
SECONDARY SURGE WITH THE RECENT RETURN OF HOT TEMPERATURES.
FLOW IN THE ANIMAS RIVER WAS RUNNING AT 150 PERCENT OF NORMAL AND
WILL SLOWLY DECREASE. FLOW IN THE RIO GRANDE AT THE COLORADO STATE
LINE RANGED FROM 110 TO 120 PERCENT OF NORMAL AND WILL LIKELY HOLD
STEADY FOR THE NEXT 3 TO 7 DAYS.

FLOW IN RIVERS AND STREAMS ORIGINATING FROM THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS AND HEADED FOR THE PECOS AND CANADIAN RIVERS HAS ALREADY
DIMINISHED TO BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS.

RIO GRANDE FLOW IN THE MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF NEW
MEXICO IS AT 150 PERCENT OR NORMAL AS WATER TEMPORARILY STORED
IN COCHITI LAKE IS BEING RELEASED TO ELEPHANT BUTTE LAKE.

THE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT WEEK LOOKS TYPICAL FOR EARLY
SUMMER AS SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD BE MOST NUMEROUS
IN THE MOUNTAIN REGIONS WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE
AVERAGE FOR LATE JUNE.

THE NEXT HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK MESSAGE IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY JUNE
29. ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS...WATCHES OR WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED AS
NEEDED.

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