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Show IHIGH 'I1IFI I1IFI ' WATEREXPECIED WATEREXPECIEDGrand WATERrnECTm NATER EXPECTED EXPECTEDSOOM SOON SOOM IN COlORADO COLORADOGrand - ( Grand Junction Sentinel Sentmel ) ) Possibility Posslblhty that high . ' water v.ater vater 'water will w111 come comein comein 111 in westIern the Colorado river and other west west- west-I west I westem western - em ern slope streams if warm weather weatherI weatherprevails weatherprevaiLs weatherprevails I prevails over the next few days was wasbeing bemg being discussed today by weather b buryeau bur , . eau and other officialsReports officials offlclals officialsReports Reports received from mountain mountam distnicts dis- dis dlS- dlS districts - - | tricts tnicts during dunng the past few days indi indi- indicate mdi- mdi mdicate indicate - - cate that much snow of high water watercontent watercontent watercontent content rests on the lower mountain mountainslopes mountainslopes mountainslopes slopes Warm weather over a period periodof periodof periodof of several days would cause such suchsnows suchsnows suchsnows snows to melt rapidly and might cause causea causei a sharp rise in m nver river flow . The result of generally higher tem- tem temperatures temperatures tem temperatures - - peratures during durmg the past few days days"as daysas dayswas "as as " as reflected in a rise of the Colorado Coloradoriver Coloradoriver river this morning The flow had haddropped haddropped dropped off slightly sl1ghtly each day for a aweek aweek aweek week or mora more . until yesterday the theweather theweather theweather weather bureau gauge at the Fifth Filth Fifthstreet Filthstreet Fifthstreet street bridge showed a water level of ofonly ofonly ofonly only 53 5 3 feet This morning the height heightincreased heightincreased heightIncreased increased to 5 55 5 feet and a continued continuedrIse continuedrise continuedrise rIse is In Grand Junction yesterday , . the themaximum themaximum themaximum maximum temperature was ' 77 17 degl'ees deglees degrees degreesthe ' , the highest point reached by the mer mer- mercllry mer- mer mercury mercury - - cury cllry here since last October 16 , a per- per period period per period - iod of seven months Yesterday v.as vas . waslikewise as aslikewise likewise the first day so far this month monthin monthIn monthin in which the mean temperature has hasbeen hasbeen hasbeen been above normalSomc.what normalSomewhat normal normalSomewhat Somewhat Somc.what Somcwhat . unsettled . weather v.eather veather , with withno withno withno no marked change in temperature , is isforecast isforecast [ forecast here tonight tomght and Thursday . |