COLORADO STATE FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
255 PM MDT SAT JULY 26 1997

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LONG TERM DISCUSSION FOR COLORADO:   SWLY MOIST FETCH TO CONTINUE
ACROSS STATE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.   MDLS HINT AT WEAK S/W MOVG TO ERN CO
SUN AFTN . . . THEN WEAK SURGE DROPPING ACRS E CENTRL AND NE CO SUN
NIGHT.   MOIST AXIS AT 700-500MB WILL ROTATE WITH S/W ACRS MTNS
SUN TO NERN CO SUN AFTN AND NIGHT.   CNVTN WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD . . .
AND WITH HIGH PW VALUES . . . WE WILL HAVE TO FOCUS ON HEAVY RAIN
CHANCES THE NEXT 36 HRS.   NO FFA* ATTM . . . BUT MID SHIFT MAY NEED TO
ISSUE ONE IN ERN CO SUN AFTN OR SUN NIGHT.

SOME MSTR TO LINGER OVER STATE INTO EXTDD . . .WITH BEST LIKELIHOOD OF
ANY DRYING/DOWNSLOPING HOLDING OFF UNTIL THURSDAY.     RTG.

*FFA = Flash Flood Advisory