Short Term Forecast

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1029 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY-
DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-
ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN...
MEEKER...RIO BLANCO...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY...
GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...
MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE...CEDAREDGE...
DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...GUNNISON...CIMARRON...RIDGWAY...
GLADE PARK...GATEWAY...NUCLA...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...
THOMPSON SPRINGS...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
1029 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.NOW...
SHOWERS WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE AND PERSIST THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. PASSING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND
SMALL PEA SIZED HAIL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS THAN A TENTH
OF AN INCH FROM PASSING STORMS.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
512 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS-
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
512 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS
MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND
HEAVY RAINFALL. SOME SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 10000 FEET...ALTHOUGH NO
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION
THROUGH MONDAY. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING MAY OCCUR WITH THE STORMS. SNOW LEVELS WILL
ALSO DROP TO NEAR 8500 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH SOME
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED...MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES. DRY AND
WARMER CONDITIONS RETURN TUESDAY AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH
FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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