{"id":2873,"date":"2016-06-24T10:07:22","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T16:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coloradofloodthreat.com\/?p=2873"},"modified":"2016-06-24T10:07:22","modified_gmt":"2016-06-24T16:07:22","slug":"ftb-06-24-2016-battle-between-dry-and-moist-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/?p=2873","title":{"rendered":"FTB 06-24-2016: Battle Between Dry and Moist Air"},"content":{"rendered":"

Issue Date: 6\/24\/2016
\nIssue Time: 10:05 AM<\/p>\n

A LOW FLOOD THREAT IS ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST PLAINS, PALMER RIDGE, SOUTHEAST PLAINS, URBAN CORRIDOR, AND RATON RIDGE.<\/em><\/p>\n

Current analysis of the water vapor imagery this morning will tell us a lot about the weather expected today. Below, you can see the upper-level low spinning over the Pacific Northwest, with trough<\/span>-ing extending southward across the West Coast\/Great Basin. To the south and east, a broad upper-level ridge remains. Both of these larger scale features are funneling different types of air masses across Colorado (moist air = green arrow, dry air = orange arrow).<\/p>\n

The drier air being transported in from the west will lead to a hot and dry day for the lower elevations of western Colorado. In fact, a Red Flag<\/span> Warning<\/span> has been issued for portions of the Northwest Slope, Grand Valley, and Southwest Slope. Enough moisture will remain for isolated<\/span>-to- scattered<\/span> showers\/thunderstorms over the higher terrain of the San Juan Mountains, Central Mountains, and Northern Mountains.<\/p>\n

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Along and east of the Continental Divide<\/span>, deeper moisture and sufficient instability will lead to another period of scattered<\/span> showers\/thunderstorms. Wind shear<\/span> values are less favorable than yesterday, but a few storms will become strong-to-severe. The main threats will be small hail, strong winds, and lightning, with periods of moderate-to-heavy rainfall.<\/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