6-day Forecast Discussion Updated for Sunday, January 29, 2012

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WEST; California, northern Nevada, Utah, Colorado, northern New Mexico, north Idaho, northeast Washington, and northwest Montana. We have long range discussions (very useful) for Western Wyoming, southwest Montana, and southern Idaho!

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Please see the long range forecast below-
CM

 

Tuesday Feb 07, 2012 Hi 30°f / -1°c (base) Lo 11°f / -12°c (base) Sky Condition: Partly Cloudy Precipitation: None expected Wind: SE at up to 5 mph.	Wednesday Feb 08, 2012 Hi 30°f / -1°c (base) Lo 14°f / -10°c (base) Sky Condition: Mostly Sunny Precipitation: None expected Wind: SW at up to 5 mph.	Thursday Feb 09, 2012 Hi 30°f / -1°c (base) Lo 13°f / -11°c (base) Sky Condition: Partly Cloudy Precipitation: None expected Wind: NW at up to 5 mph.
Friday Feb 10, 2012 Hi 33°f / 1°c (base) Lo 16°f / -9°c (base) Sky Condition: Partly Cloudy Precipitation: None expected Wind: WSW at up to 5 mph.	Saturday Feb 11, 2012 Hi 32°f / 0°c (base) Lo 17°f / -8°c (base) Sky Condition: Slight Chance of Light Snow Precipitation: Slight Chance (20%) of snow Wind: SW at up to 5 mph.	Sunday Feb 12, 2012 Hi 31°f / -1°c (base) Lo 18°f / -8°c (base) Sky Condition: Slight Chance of Light Snow Precipitation: 30% Chance of snow Wind: SW at up to 10 mph.

Long range forecast / discussion...February 04 to 07

--After the 7th of February, low pressure starts replacing the high pressure ridge aloft across the western US. A high pressure ridge builds in further north across northwest Canada and Alaska, and a developing jet stream across the mid-Pacific undercuts this ridge. This could deliver pretty deep Pacific moisture into the western US along with shortwave low pressure weather disturbances, for potential snowfall across the western US. Snow levels may be an issue in this initial pattern. Stronger storms may move in as we move toward mid month.

We are experiencing a moderate La Nina SST pattern that is expected to peak in strength this month, then weaken afterward and into summer 2012. The winter weather pattern is expected to deliver near to above average snowfall across the region. CM