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Issue Date: 5\/20\/2016
\nIssue Time: 10:02 AM<\/p>\n

NO FLOOD THREAT IS FORECAST.<\/em><\/p>\n

The water vapor image below provides a nice overview of the big players aloft in our forecast today. The strong upper-level low (red “L”) will continue digging along the West Coast, dipping down into the Desert Southwest by tonight. Meanwhile, the upper-level ridge that move into Colorado yesterday will continue to shift eastward, with the ridge axis sitting overtop western Kansas by later tonight. The ridging will allow the warming trend to continue across Colorado, while suppressing most thunderstorm activity.<\/p>\n

Even though the upper-level ridge will try its best to suppress activity, it will not be entirely successful. Orographic effects will work with daytime heating to produce isolated<\/span> showers\/thunderstorms over the mountains, mainly along the Continental Divide<\/span> and San Juan Mountains. A few will develop over the Front Range and Southeast Mountains, moving over adjacent lower elevations of the Urban Corridor, Palmer Ridge, and Southeast Plains.<\/p>\n

\"WV_20160520\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Further east, the storm threat is more conditional. Due to warming aloft, much of the environment will remain capped<\/span> off across the Northeast Plains, Palmer Ridge, and Southeast Plains regions. A couple isolated<\/span> thunderstorms will likely break the cap<\/span>, but will remain high-based due to fairly dry lower-levels. The greatest threat from these storms will be gusty winds and lightning. For more information regarding timing and rain rates, please see the zone-specific discussions below.<\/p>\n

Today’s Flood Threat Map<\/strong><\/h3>\n

For more information on today’s flood threat, see the map below (hover over threat areas for more details). For Zone-Specific forecasts, jump below the map.<\/p>\n