{"id":12181,"date":"2020-07-06T08:25:55","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T14:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coloradofloodthreat.com\/?p=12181"},"modified":"2020-07-06T08:25:55","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T14:25:55","slug":"ftb-07-06-2020-scattered-high-based-storms-to-start-a-very-hot-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/?p=12181","title":{"rendered":"FTB 07-06-2020: Scattered High-Based Storms to Start a Very Hot Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Issue Date: Monday, July 6th, 2020<br>\nIssue Time: 8:30AM MDT<\/p>\n<p><em>&mdash;Flooding is <strong>NOT<\/strong> expected today<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This morning&rsquo;s water vapor image, below, shows that an upper-level ridge continues to hold its place over Colorado. However, it is not in top shape, as there is some <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;monsoon&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph {&amp;quot;textColor&amp;quot;:&amp;quot;white&amp;quot;} --&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;p class=&amp;quot;has-white-color has-text-color&amp;quot;&amp;gt;a seasonal wind that brings moisture and rain to the region into which it blows; there is also a dry phase to monsoons, but popular usage refers only to the wet phase; these winds occur in many places around the world, and where they occur they are responsible for a majority of that location&rsquo;s annual precipitation&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>monsoon<\/span>-origin mid and upper-level moisture anchored to a weak mid-level disturbance making its way northeastward towards the Four Corners. This disturbance will provide mainly (welcome!) cloud cover and little rainfall this afternoon as the <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;boundary layer&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph {&amp;quot;textColor&amp;quot;:&amp;quot;white&amp;quot;} --&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;p class=&amp;quot;has-white-color has-text-color&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: #ffffff;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The lower portion of the atmosphere that is directly influenced by the earth&amp;#039;s surface. Primarily, the boundary layer is driven by solar heating during the day and radiational cooling at night.&amp;lt;\/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>boundary layer<\/span> has dried out over the past 24-48 hours. This morning&rsquo;s <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;PW&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;(Stands for: Precipitable Water) The total atmospheric water vapor contained in a vertical column of the atmosphere. It is typically measured in inches, and anomalously (deviation from normal) high values of precipitable water generally correlate to heavy rainfall potential.&lt;\/div&gt;\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>PW<\/span> at Grand Junction and Denver was 0.58 inches, below normal for this time of year. Thus, expect another slight downturn in this afternoon&rsquo;s shower and thunderstorm coverage and intensity. The best coverage will be over the Central and Northern Mountains as well as the Palmer Ridge and Northeast Plains. However, flooding is not expected today.<\/p>\n<p>With dewpoint temperatures falling below 20F this afternoon, an elevated wildfire threat will exist over most of western Colorado this afternoon. Check out the Twitter #COFire thread for updated fire information.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wv_markup-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12183\" src=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wv_markup-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"673\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wv_markup-1.png 1014w, https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wv_markup-1-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wv_markup-1-768x476.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Today&rsquo;s Flood Threat Map<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>For more information on today&rsquo;s flood threat, see the map below. If there is a threat, hover over the threat areas for more details, and click on burn areas to learn more about them. For Zone-Specific forecasts, scroll below the threat map.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/FTB_No_Flood_Threat_2020.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12080\" src=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/FTB_No_Flood_Threat_2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"717\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/FTB_No_Flood_Threat_2020.png 717w, https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/FTB_No_Flood_Threat_2020-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Zone-Specific Forecasts:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Northwest Slope, Grand Valley, Southwest Slope, San Luis Valley, San Juan Mountains:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Partly cloudy and very hot with <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;isolated&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;less than 10% areal coverage&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>isolated<\/span> to <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;widely scattered&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;10-25% areal coverage&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>widely scattered<\/span> showers and thunderstorms possible this afternoon and evening. The best chances are in higher elevations above 8,000 feet. Maximum 1-hr rain rate up to 0.3 inches. Flooding is not expected today.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Northern Mountains, Central Mountains, Front Range, Urban Corridor, Palmer Ridge, Southeast Mountains, Raton Ridge, Southeast Plains, Northeast Plains:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Sunny early then partly cloudy and hot with <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;widely scattered&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;10-25% areal coverage&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>widely scattered<\/span> showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Maximum 1-hour rain rate up to 0.6 inches over eastern areas below 6,000 feet and 0.4 inches above 6,000 feet. Flooding is not expected today.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Issue Date: Monday, July 6th, 2020 Issue Time: 8:30AM MDT &mdash;Flooding is NOT expected today This morning&rsquo;s water vapor image, below, shows that an upper-level ridge continues to hold its place over Colorado. However, it is not in top shape, as there is some <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;monsoon&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph {&amp;quot;textColor&amp;quot;:&amp;quot;white&amp;quot;} --&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;p class=&amp;quot;has-white-color has-text-color&amp;quot;&amp;gt;a seasonal wind that brings moisture and rain to the region into which it blows; there is also a dry phase to monsoons, but popular usage refers only to the wet phase; these winds occur in many places around the world, and where they occur they are responsible for a majority of that location&rsquo;s annual precipitation&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>monsoon<\/span>-origin mid and upper-level moisture anchored to a weak mid-level disturbance [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12181"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12181"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12181\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12184,"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12181\/revisions\/12184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}