National Weather Service River Forecast Center

...DRY CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL THROUGH MUCH OF THE COMING WEEK...

An upper level storm system moving into the northern Rockies today will bring increased chances for wintry precipitation to higher elevations of southern Colorado and northern New Mexico today through Monday. Precipitation amounts will remain light as most of the energy with this system will remain well north of the region. This storm system will track across the central plains and into the Ohio Valley Monday through Tuesday, pushing a weak cold front across the WGRFC region. Due to dry atmospheric conditions, this front will likely pass through the region with no precipitation, except for some isolated showers over extreme southeast Texas. In the wake of this front, dry conditions will prevail into the end of the week as high pressure dominates the region.

Computer models are indicating a strong upper level storm system will dive into southern California by the end of the week. The development of this system will be monitored, as it has the potential to bring more significant precipitation to the WGRFC region by this coming weekend.

For Today into Monday morning, no significant Mean Areal Precipitation (MAP) amounts are forecast for the WGRFC area.

For Monday into Tuesday morning, no significant MAP amounts are forecast for the WGRFC area.

For Tuesday into Wednesday morning, no significant MAP amounts are forecast for the WGRFC area.

For Wednesday into Friday morning, no significant MAP amounts are forecast for the WGRFC area.

In New Mexico, most of the state remains in severe drought conditions, and in Texas, 50 percent of the state remains in severe to exceptional drought. Recent precipitation has helped, but significant improvements in the ongoing drought are not anticipated this week.

For specific information on river conditions, refer to the AHPS pages from the local NWS offices at: http://water.weather.gov/ahps/

The Flood Potential Outlook can be viewed on our webpage at: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/wgrfc/?n=wgrfcfop

The West Gulf River Forecast Center is now on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/US.NationalWeatherService.WGRFC.gov

National Precipitation Analysis: http://water.weather.gov/precip/

The forecast rainfall amounts (QPF) can be viewed on our webpage at: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/wgrfc/?n=wgrfcqpfpage

The US Drought Assessment: http://www.cpc.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/drought_assessment.shtml

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