{"id":8414,"date":"2018-09-11T09:10:43","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T15:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coloradofloodthreat.com\/?p=8414"},"modified":"2018-09-11T09:10:43","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T15:10:43","slug":"ftb-09-11-2018-critical-fire-weather-for-northwest-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/?p=8414","title":{"rendered":"FTB 09-11-2018: Critical Fire Weather for Northwest Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"

Issue Date: Tuesday, September 11th, 2018
\nIssue Time: 09:15AM MDT<\/p>\n

 <\/em>— Flooding is NOT<\/strong> expected today<\/em><\/p>\n

The drying and warming trend will continue today. Expecting high temperatures in the lower elevations to reach the 90F mark, which is very impressive for mid-September. Southwesterly and westerly flow aloft will continue to pull in the arid air mass seen in the water vapor imagery below (yellow and orange). Precipitable Water<\/span> values were measured a little above 0.5 inches at Denver and Grand Junction with both soundings showing an inverted-V<\/span> profile. Together these indicate most of the low and mid-level moisture has been mixed out, which should limit measurable rainfall chances this afternoon. The water vapor imagery below also shows a shortwave<\/span>, so increased cloud cover will be likely as the feature moves eastward. While measureable rainfall chances are lower today, there is still a chance for an isolated<\/span> light shower or two along the Continental Divide<\/span> this afternoon. Expect some gusty outflow<\/span> winds rather than wetting rains with storms that are able to form. If the shortwave<\/span> is able to help maintain a weak storm into the adjacent plains, strong outflow<\/span> winds are likely as the storm evaporates (similar to yesterday). Lastly, warm temperatures and low relative humidity will be paired with some stronger surface winds over northwest Colorado today, which is expected to produce critical fire weather<\/span>. A Red Flag<\/span> Warning<\/span> is in place from 11AM this morning to 8PM this evening with surface winds forecast to be between 15 and 25 mph.<\/p>\n

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

For more information on today’s flood threat, see the map below. For Zone-Specific forecasts, scroll below the map.
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Zone-Specific Forecasts:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Southeast Plains, Palmer Ridge, Urban Corridor, Northeast Plains, Raton Ridge<\/strong>, <\/strong>Southeast Mountains, Front Range, San Juan Mountains<\/strong>, San Luis Valley, Southwest Slope<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The drying and warming trend continues, which should produce 90F temperatures in the lower elevations with highs in the 70Fs over the higher elevations. A few light showers are possible along and near the Continental Divide<\/span> this afternoon, but gusty winds and increased cloud cover are more likely than measureable rainfall. Max 1-hr totals up to 0.1 inches are possible though most storms will likely produce sprinkles. There is a chance that a storm or two survives into the adjacent plains with help from the shortwave<\/span>. Although rainfall totals would increase slightly, these storms could produce strong outflow<\/span> winds as they evaporate.<\/p>\n

Primetime: 1PM to 8PM<\/p>\n

Grand Valley,<\/strong> Central Mountains,<\/strong> Northern Mountains, Northwest Slope:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Warmer temperature this afternoon with some strong winds mixing down to the surface. Paired with high temperatures and low relative humidity, critical fire weather<\/span> is anticipated for the rest of this week. Surface winds today will likely be between 20 and 25 mph with gust around 30mph, so please use extra caution with any activity that can produce a spark. A Red Flag<\/span> Warning<\/span> is in effect from 11AM to 8PM.<\/p>\n

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Issue Date: Tuesday, September 11th, 2018 Issue Time: 09:15AM MDT  — Flooding is NOT expected today The drying and warming trend will continue today. Expecting high temperatures in the lower elevations to reach the 90F mark, which is very impressive for mid-September. Southwesterly and westerly flow aloft will continue to pull in the arid air […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":8,"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\/8414"}],"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\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8414"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8416,"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8414\/revisions\/8416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}