Thursday, January 13, 2011

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN TODAY WHILE ZONAL FLOW BRINGS GENERALLY DRY & MILD CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY. A FEW LINGERING FLURRIES PERSIST ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAIN COUNTIES WHERE ACCUMULATING SNOW FLURRIES WILL DEPART KICKING AND SCREAMING. WINTER STORM WARNINGS HAVE EXPIRED AS WIND GUSTS BEGIN TO SLACK OFF EVEN ALONG RIDGETOPS TODAY & CLOUD COVER BEGINS TO DISIPATE. WE SETTLE IN FOR ANOTHER COLD NIGHT WITH LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS...
WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL PASS FRIDAY & MAY BRING ABOUT A FEW LIGHT MORNING SNOW FLURRIES TO THE NORTH. OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE WILL HANG ON TO KEEP THE REST OF FRIDAY GENERALLY DRY. A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL BRUSH THE AREA SATURDAY MORNING & AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. WARM AIR ADVECTION WILL ALLOW AT LEAST A RAIN/SNOW MIX IF NOT A TOTAL TRANSITION RAIN SATURDAY & SUNDAY. WARM AIR TREND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK AS TEMPS WILL LIKELY BREAK INTO THE 40S TUESDAY. MORE WET WEATHER ARRIVES MONDAY NIGHT TUESDAY...COULD SEE HIGH WATER HAZARDS POP UP, ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAIN COUNTIES GIVEN SNOW MELT AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL NEXT WEEK.