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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
240 PM MST THU SEP 5 2002

...HYDROMET WATER SUPPLY SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK...

SUMMARY...

SEASONAL PRECIPITATION...
   BELOW NORMAL
RESERVOIR STORAGE...
   BELOW NORMAL
MONTHLY RUNOFF FORECAST...
   BELOW MEDIAN
PRECIPITATION OUTLOOK...
   NEAR NORMAL NEXT THREE MONTHS


PRECIPITATION TOTALS OCTOBER 1 THROUGH AUGUST 31...

                    AUGUST       -OCTOBER 2001 TO PRESENT-
                    TOTAL        TOTAL    NORMAL  PERCENT
CANYON DE CHELLY     0.53         3.59      8.61       42
CASA GRANDE          0.20         3.29      8.40       39
COOLIDGE             0.06         3.97      8.82       45
DOUGLAS              3.45         7.28     12.13       60
FLAGSTAFF            1.72         8.34     20.79       40
GILA BEND            0.00         0.86      6.48       13
GRAND CANYON         0.17         6.86     15.10       45
KINGMAN              0.00         2.58      9.34       28
PAYSON               1.11         6.64     20.26       32
PHOENIX              0.00         2.47      7.54       33
PRESCOTT AIRPORT     0.03         3.17     12.48       25
SAFFORD              0.68         3.24      8.67       37
TUCSON               1.60         6.09     10.72       57
WILLCOX              0.84         5.07     12.08       42
WINSLOW              0.12         2.20      7.01       31
YUMA                 0.00         0.15      2.75        5


RESERVOIRS...AS OF SEPTEMBER 3...

WATER STORAGE VOLUME FOR RESERVOIRS WITHIN ARIZONA REMAINS BELOW
NORMAL... AND ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER IS NEAR TO BELOW NORMAL.

    RESERVOIR/SYSTEM   PERCENT     VOLUME IN
                         FULL       ACRE-FT

      LAKE POWELL         59       14522000
      LYMAN LAKE           3           1037
      LAKE MEAD           62       17172000
      LAKE MOHAVE          M        1699000
      ALAMO LAKE           7          76995
      LAKE HAVASU          M         565100
      SAN CARLOS           5          45139
      SALT SYSTEM         26         526552
      VERDE SYSTEM        23          69922
      LAKE PLEASANT       45         382446
      PAINTED ROCK         0              0


RUNOFF...

RUNOFF FORECASTS FOR SEPTEMBER...

  LOCATION
                           FORECAST
                              AND
                           OBSERVED   MEDIAN
                           THOUSAND ACRE-FEET
  SAN FRANCISCO - CLIFTON..   3.2      5.3
  GILA - SOLOMON...........   7.4 ... 13.9
  SALT - ROOSEVELT.........  17.7     18.9
  TONTO CREEK - ROOSEVELT..   0.1 ...  1.0
  VERDE - HORSESHOE........   4.5     13.6


WEATHER OUTLOOK...

LONG RANGE WEATHER...FOR SEPTEMBER THROUGH NOVEMBER...
...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES STATEWIDE...
...NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION STATEWIDE.


THE NEXT SCHEDULED HYDROMET SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK WILL BE
ISSUED BY THURSDAY... SEPTEMBER 19 2002.