{"id":19697,"date":"2022-09-11T08:38:07","date_gmt":"2022-09-11T14:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coloradofloodthreat.com\/?p=19697"},"modified":"2022-09-11T08:38:08","modified_gmt":"2022-09-11T14:38:08","slug":"ftb-09-11-2022-a-few-storms-for-san-juans-otherwise-pleasant-fall-day-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/?p=19697","title":{"rendered":"FTB 09-11-2022: A Few Storms For San Juans, Otherwise Pleasant Fall Day Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Issue Date: Sunday, September 11<sup>th<\/sup>, 2022<br>\nIssue Time: 8:35 AM MDT<\/p>\n<p><em>&mdash; Flooding is <strong>NOT<\/strong> expected today<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Saturday&rsquo;s active dynamics have long departed Colorado, leaving in their wake drying northwesterly flow (see water vapor image, below). <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 was all the way down to 0.16 inches, with Platteville also dropping substantially to 0.25 inches from yesterday morning&rsquo;s 0.76 inches! Higher moisture does exist along the New Mexico, with a sliver of southwesterly monsoonal flow hanging on. There, <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> is perhaps up to 0.7 inches, though it will likely drop a bit this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/wv_markup.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-19700\" src=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/wv_markup.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"706\" height=\"507\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With the drying conditions, we expect a beautiful fall day today with much warmer temperatures (especially for eastern Colorado). Along the New Mexico border, <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 perhaps <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> storms are expected later this afternoon. However, only brief moderate intensity rainfall is expected. Thus, flooding is NOT expected today.<\/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\/2022\/05\/FTB_NoThreat_2022_light.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16515 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FTB_NoThreat_2022_light.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FTB_NoThreat_2022_light.png 768w, https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FTB_NoThreat_2022_light-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Zone-Specific Forecasts:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>San Juan Mountains, Southwest Slope, San Luis Valley &amp; Southeast Mountains:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Partly cloudy this morning, then <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> storms possibly later this afternoon. Highest coverage will be over the higher terrain, above 9,000 feet. Max 30-min rain rates up to 0.5 inches possible, along with small hail and gusty winds. However, flooding is NOT expected today.<\/p>\n<p>Primetime: 3PM to 8PM<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Northeast Plains, Southeast Plains, Front Range, Urban Corridor, Palmer Ridge &amp; Raton Ridge:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Early morning valley fog should dissipate by noon, leaving plenty of sunshine. Expect warmer temperatures close to seasonal normal today. With no chance of precipitation, flooding is NOT expected today.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Northwest Slope, Northern Mountains, Central Mountains &amp; Grand Valley:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Mostly sunny and warmer with temperatures topping out a few degrees above seasonal normal. With no precipitation in the forecast, flooding is NOT expected today.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Issue Date: Sunday, September 11th, 2022 Issue Time: 8:35 AM MDT &mdash; Flooding is NOT expected today Saturday&rsquo;s active dynamics have long departed Colorado, leaving in their wake drying northwesterly flow (see water vapor image, below). <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 was all the way down to 0.16 inches, with Platteville also dropping substantially to 0.25 [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","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\/19697"}],"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=19697"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19701,"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19697\/revisions\/19701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}