AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY OFF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BE ARRIVING TO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO BY EARLY FRIDAY EVENING...MOVING TO THE EASTERN PLAINS BY SATURDAY.
THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BE PICKING UP AMPLE PACIFIC MOISTURE AND TRANSPORTING IT TO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION AND SOUTHERN COLORADO AS EARLY AS THURSDAY NIGHT...WHEN SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP. THE PRECIPITATION IS THEN EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO ON FRIDAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM PROGRESSES THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM WILL LEAVE RELATIVELY WARM CONDITIONS IN PLACE AND SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 10000 AND 11000 FEET THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY FRIDAY.
COLDER AIR ALOFT WILL ARRIVE TO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO BY EARLY FRIDAY EVENING AS THE UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES OVERHEAD. THIS COLDER AIR WILL PUSH SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO NEAR 8000 FEET OVERNIGHT AND INTO EARLY SATURDAY BEFORE THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES EASTWARD.
THOUGH THE EXACT DETAILS OF THE STORM PATH AND TIMING ARE STILL UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THIS FALL STORMS SYSTEM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SOME BETTER PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE REGION. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...INITIALLY LIMITED TO THE HIGHER PEAKS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...MAY BEGIN TO AFFECT MOUNTAIN PASSES AND HIGH COUNTRY TRAVEL ROUTES FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
OUTDOOR RECREATIONALISTS AND HUNTERS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE HIGH COUNTRY...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 9500 FEET...SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER LIKE WEATHER FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. STAY TUNED FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING STORM BY LISTENING TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS. THIS PRODUCT WILL ALSO BE UPDATED FREQUENTLY AS NEW MODEL DATA ARRIVES.