CBRFCJanuary 2010

Water Supply Webinar

1pm, January 8, 2010

Kevin Werner

These slides: www.cbrfc.noaa.gov/present/present.php

Outline

• December Weather Review

• Snow States• Water Supply

Forecasts

Web Reference: www.cbrfc.noaa.gov/wsup/pub2/map/html/cbrfc.3.2009.html

Web Reference: http://www.cbrfc.noaa.gov/precip/qpe/mapsum/mapsum.cgi??cbrfc?M?2009?02

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Sno

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Web Reference: http://www.cbrfc.noaa.gov/station/sweplot/sweplot.cgi???open

Snow: Upper Green Basin (above Flaming Gorge)

Web Reference: http://www.cbrfc.noaa.gov/station/sweplot/sweplot.cgi???open

Snow:Colorado Mainstem (above

Cameo)

Web Reference: http://www.cbrfc.noaa.gov/station/sweplot/sweplot.cgi???open

Snow:San Juan Basin

Web Reference: http://www.cbrfc.noaa.gov/station/sweplot/sweplot.cgi???open

Snow:Lower Colorado

Web Reference: http://www.cbrfc.noaa.gov/station/sweplot/sweplot.cgi???open

Snow:Six Creeks in Salt Lake County

Snow Maps

Web Reference: http://www.nohrsc.nws.gov

Last 7 days…

Web Reference: http://water.weather.gov

Forecast Precipitation

Web Reference: www.hpc.noaa.gov

•Dry next five days•One storm centered on Thursday next week•Dry again after that out two weeks

El Nino Update

Web Reference: http://www.cpc.noaa.gov and iri.columbia.edu/climate/ENSO

Web Reference: http://www.cbrfc.noaa.gov/climate/climoForecasts.cgi

Soil Moisture

Web Reference: www.cbrfc.noaa.gov/gmap/gmapm.php?wcon=checked

January 1, 2010Water Supply Forecasts

Highlights:• Very dry in northern Great Basin and Upper Green• Dry throughout most of Upper Colorado, San Juan, Gunnison, Yampa, Virgin• Near to somewhat above median in Lower Basin

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Online Publication

Web Reference: www.cbrfc.noaa.gov/wsup/pub2/map/html/cpub.php

Web Reference: www.cbrfc.noaa.gov/wsup/pub2/map/html/cpub.php

Coming (very) soon• Weekly ESP forecast updates (via www.cbrfc.noaa.gov)

• NWS water supply webpage version 4

More Resources

• www.cbrfc.noaa.gov• www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/westernwater

• Podcast version of November forecast verification webinar available (CBRFC homepage -> podcasts

• Tentative February webinar: 1pm Feb 5

Kevin Werner

CBRFC Service Coordination HydrologistPhone: 801.524.5130

Email: kevin.werner@noaa.gov

Feedback, Questions, Concerns always welcome….