Estes Park, CO Hazardous Weather Outlook

Estes Park, Colorado

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1106 AM MDT WED MAR 17 2010
Expiration: 500 AM MST THU MAR 18 2010

...WINTER WEATHER WILL RETURN WITH SNOW...GUSTY WINDS...AND MUCH
COLDER TEMPERATURES THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

MILD TEMPERATURES TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH AN UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE OVER
THE AREA AND PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TODAY ALONG WITH LIGHT WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL AND UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE IN
STORE FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COLORADO.  A STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO THURSDAY EVENING...WITH UPSLOPE
FLOW DEEPENING AND STRENGTHENING BEHIND THE FRONT.  IN ADDITION...AN
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL ALSO BE MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS
COLORADO.  THE COMBINATION OF THESE FEATURES WILL CAUSE SNOW TO
DEVELOP AND SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH A
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION.  AT THIS
TIME...IT APPEARS THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR IN AND NEAR THE
FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS.  IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHEAST
WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES CAN
ALSO BE ANTICIPATED.

PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL OR ANY OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING SHOULD PREPARE FOR HARSH
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. WEATHER CONDITIONS SHOULD SLOWLY IMPROVE
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.  LOOK FOR EARLY SPRING-LIKE CONDITIONS TO
RETURN BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.