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OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FORECAST

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

710 PM MST TUE FEB 10 2009



AN UPPER ATMOSPHERIC TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO TONIGHT BRINGING 

WEST-NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.  UPSLOPE FLOW ALONG 

THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS THE TROUGH MOVES 

EASTWARD OUT OF THE STATE.  THE TROUGH WILL BRING A FAIR AMOUNT OF SNOW 

TONIGHT TO THE HIGH COUNTRY WEST OF DENVER. THEN THERE WILL BE A SHORT 

BREAK WITH ONLY MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY.  THEN ANOTHER 

WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OVER THE COLORADO ROCKIES AND DUMP MORE 

SNOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 



...THE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS...



.TONIGHT...SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW

AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. LOWS 6 TO 16.

NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 10 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.

HIGHS 22 TO 32. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND

40 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF

SNOW. LOWS 6 TO 16. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE

MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS 18 TO 28.

CHANCE OF SNOW 40 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS

1 TO 11. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15 TO

25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE

OF SNOW. HIGHS 16 TO 26. LOWS 4 TO 14.

.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT

CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS 17 TO 27. LOWS 4 TO 14.



...LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD FOR THE MOUNTAIN AREAS...



.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE

OF SNOW. HIGHS 22 TO 32. LOWS ZERO TO 8 ABOVE.

.PRESIDENTS DAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT

CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS 21 TO 31. LOWS 1 TO 9.

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS

22 TO 32.



...THE FLYER'S TRAVEL FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY...



CHICAGO.            THUNDERSTORMS AND A HIGH OF 50 DEGREES.



DALLAS FORT WORTH.  THUNDERSTORMS AND 74.



LOS ANGELES.        PARTLY CLOUDY AND 62.



NEW YORK CITY.      MOSTLY CLOUDY 58.

      

WASHINGTON D.C.     MOSTLY CLOUDY AND 70 DEGREES.



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