HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
245 PM MST WED FEB 23 2005

...HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK...

SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK...
                                                            

SEASONAL PRECIPITATION TO DATE...
   ABOVE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL
SNOWPACK SUMMARY...
   NEAR TO ABOVE MEDIAN
CURRENT RESERVOIR STORAGE...
   BELOW TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL
MONTHLY RUNOFF FORECAST...
   WELL ABOVE MEDIAN
SEASONAL RUNOFF FORECAST...
   WELL ABOVE MEDIAN
THREE MONTH PRECIPITATION OUTLOOK...
   WELL ABOVE NORMAL STATEWIDE 

PRECIPITATION AND SNOWPACK SUMMARY AS OF FEBRUARY 1...

BASIN          SEASONAL PRECIP   SNOW-WATER EQUIVALENT
               PERCENT MEDIAN     PERCENT MEDIAN

  GILA ......       140     ..........   100
  SALT              140                  135
  VERDE .....       230     ..........   150
  LITTLE COLORADO   150                  120

RESERVOIRS...AS OF FEB 22...

   RESERVOIR/SYSTEM    PERCENT     VOLUME IN
                         FULL       ACRE-FT

   LITTLE COLORADO RIVER
      LYMAN LAKE          15           4600
   WALNUT CREEK
      UPPER LAKE MARY    102          15980
   COLORADO RIVER
      LAKE POWELL         34        8323000			
      LAKE MEAD           60       15524000
      LAKE MOHAVE         93        1685300
      LAKE HAVASU         97         600800
   BILL WILLIAMS RIVER
      ALAMO LAKE          36         377972
   SALT RIVER
      SALT SYSTEM         80        1616474
   VERDE RIVER
      VERDE SYSTEM        93         267079
   AGUA FRIA RIVER
      LAKE PLEASANT       99         838040
   GILA RIVER
      SAN CARLOS          34         297800
      PAINTED ROCK        10         252636

RUNOFF...

FORECASTS FOR FEBRUARY...

  LOCATION                  FCST-OBSVD   MEDIAN
                              THOUSAND AC-FT

  SAN FRANCISCO - CLIFTON..  90.3        10.0
  GILA - SOLOMON........... 205.0 .....  24.0
  SALT - ROOSEVELT......... 274.0        46.0
  TONTO CREEK - ROOSEVELT.. 109.0 .....  13.0
  VERDE - HORSESHOE........ 399.0        35.0
  LITTLE COLORADO - LYMAN .   0.8 .....   0.5
  WALNUT CREEK - LAKE MARY.   6.0         0.7

FORECASTS FOR FEBRUARY-MAY...UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED...

  LOCATION                  FCST-OBSVD   MEDIAN
                             THOUSAND    PERCENT
                             ACRE-FEET

  SAN FRANCISCO - CLIFTON.. 111.0 ......  209
  GILA - SOLOMON........... 285.0         234
  SALT - ROOSEVELT......... 700.0 ......  222
  TONTO CREEK - ROOSEVELT.. 100.0         345
  VERDE - HORSESHOE........ 500.0 ......  303
  LITTLE COLORADO - LYMAN..  14.0         213  THRU JUNE
  WALNUT CREEK - LAKE MARY.   8.0 ......  222

WEATHER OUTLOOK...
                                                                    

LONG RANGE WEATHER FOR MARCH...APRIL...MAY
   ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES STATEWIDE
   WELL ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION STATEWIDE

THE NEXT SCHEDULED HYDROMET SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK WILL 
BE ISSUED BY TUESDAY...MARCH 8 2005.