Nederland, CO Special Weather Statement

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

433 AM MDT SUN MAR 21 2010

Expires:

1100 AM MDT SUN MAR 21 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SUNNY SKIES ALONG WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE ON TAP FOR TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. READINGS WILL BE IN THE 50S ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 30S AND 40S IN THE MOUNTAINS. THERE WILL BE SOME GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND HIGHER EAST SLOPES EARLY THIS MORNING AND AGAIN LATER TONIGHT. EXPECT GUSTS TO 50 MPH ABOVE TIMBERLINE WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS AREA BY TUESDAY AND THEN SLOWLY MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO NEW MEXICO BY WEDNESDAY. MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHEAST COLORADO ON TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE STORM SYSTEM AND UPSLOPE FLOW WILL PRODUCE A GOOD CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION OVER THE AREA FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS... FOOTHILLS AND OVER THE PALMER DIVIDE. OVER LOWER ELEVATIONS TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW BY AFTERNOON ALONG THE FRONT RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR WITH A RAIN...SNOW MIXTURE OVER THE PLAINS. BY TUESDAY NIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR ALL SNOW ON THE PLAINS. AT THIS TIME IT DOES NOT APPEAR THIS SYSTEM WILL BE AS STRONG AS THE PREVIOUS ONE HOWEVER SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW COULD STILL OCCUR EAST OF THE DIVIDE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS AND OVER THE PALMER DIVIDE. OVER NORTHEAST COLORADO SOME ACCUMULATIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ALONG THE FRONT RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR TUESDAY NIGHT. WEATHER CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE BY LATE WEDNESDAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA WITH DRY WEATHER AND MODERATING TEMPERATURES FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.