Weld County, CO Special Weather Statement

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

600 AM MDT SUN MAR 14 2010

Expires:

1100 AM MDT SUN MAR 14 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 AND SOUTH PARK NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STORM SYSTEM NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS REGION WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO NEW MEXICO TONIGHT. A DEEP EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS A RESULT...SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70...THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND SOUTH PARK. STORM TOTALS IN THIS AREAS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE. ACROSS THE URBAN CORRIDOR AND PALMER RIDGE THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF RAIN TODAY...MIXING WITH OR CHANGING TO SNOW THIS EVENING. IT WILL CLOUDY AND COOL ELSEWHERE WITH JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY IN SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS...MAINLY DURING THE MORNING. ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON MONDAY WILL BE LIGHT. OTHERWISE...DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THURSDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND COLD FRONT WILL DIVE SOUTH BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.