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<br />T\.lL (}lancy presented a 24~h(mr f.i.)recast, \'vhich caUed f.i.)r precipitaticm in the Inountains but little to none <br />on the eastern plains" 'fbeN"VS is forecasting that over the next 36 hours a sto:nn 'wi11 Inove to\vard <br />Colorado rbar should get in the northenl and \vesrern Inountains. <br /> <br />'I'he forecast indicates that })enver is on tracr ro have the hottest January on record at U 0t, above norrnal <br />ternperatures. <br /> <br />Tbe Chtnate Prediction Center1s (CPC) 8.-14 day forecast sho\vs cold air cOIning do'wn to the southwest <br />lJnited Srates; affecting Colora(kJ1s teulperalures. 'I'he sununary forecast is \vann and dry (In the p_1ains~ <br />"vith possible Jnoisture on the plains Thursday night into f''riday. firiday (1/20)\\'i11 dry out. The nonhenl <br />Inountains Inay ger sno\;v Sarurday' (1/21) 'i,vith a chance for sno",v in sourhern Colorado next week. It \;vLU <br />continue to be dry on the plains. <br /> <br />Report froln N{)AA - CliJnate Predktion Center Operational CliJnateForecast and '.ExDeriInental <br />Seasonal Forecast C';'llidance <br /> <br />}\Jaus \Notter~ representing _NOl\l\, expressed his concern that if the \veakLa Nina persists through the <br />spnng Colorado \\'ould continue to be d:ry _1\'T:c \\lo1rer presented tL:e CPC -forecast for i\.pril rl:Ir(~ugb June <br />:20U6. 'I\.::rnperatures \\':UJ be COlder. 'The precipitation forecaM ti.}r I.'eb:nwr)' urrougn /\pri12006 sh(nvs <br /> <br />dxy-ness for rhe easte:tTl r~lauls and sourh~;;,"-est Colorado tt is very'- tmcertain as ro tlle outlook of -L.a J'\hna at <br />the presenJ tilDe. <br /> <br />"['vir. \Xlolter1s presented his executi\.--e surrnrw.ry'- (iT the EXpl"TinIental Seasonal ~Forecasr Q-uidance. January <br />rbrough Jnid-.Februa:ty 2006 indicates Lhar a lare La Nina L:as returned._Decernher 2005 began c(~ld anG <br />\\i~nlned up after Jnid"lnonth ro ne.lr nonnal teJnperatures. 'The no:nh.ern and central JDountains of <br />Colorad_o h~rve had sno\v \vhile the southern Jnountains and eastern plains reHw.in dry and \vindy. .The <br />nonhern !nountains bave the hesr snowr~ack conditions in ahnost a decade, \vbile rhe southern rnountains <br />are expenennng record.-lo\v sno\vpack levels. l'vlr. \.\lotter's fon.:caM predictions for January througb <br />\.Tarch 2006 conrinue to sho-v\/ gOOG precJrn.tatlon for th.e nonh. ,central Colo:rado JDountains, and dryness <br />for eastern Colorado. La _Nina has caused dxy \\/inter weather in Colorado except for the good snowfall m. <br /> <br />tbe north-central Colorado !nountains. <br /> <br />'l'he outlook of La Nina is <br /> <br />uncertain, <br /> <br />but <br /> <br />'0' ,. . <br />lr n connnues HI <br /> <br />Colorado, chances are good tbal" COlorado will nave a drv spnng. <br /> <br />IS.la?2L~1.LL~2ELIInEl~i~L~~~~~~t~\..l~:.J':'~?.Ii& <br /> <br />;lLllllii~:.tllllL1~~~~Hl~L <br />Barry' Cress, \'V'iLh rhe J)ept. (\f Local ...\ffairs (D()Li\.) and co-cL:air of tL:e l\/lunicipal Irnpact '-rash- I"orce, <br />pro\iided i:trkn~:rnation aboul" \vater related projects tbat ~DOLA t\m.ded last }'ear. lIe is not a\vare 01 any' <br />\vater systelns ex__periencing difficulry nleering \varer deHlands at this riIne. J\lan')/ systelns ll.ave had sorne <br />SU{.lpt:V problerns in th.epast years, hut rnore .lre trying to address the issue th.rough water conservanon <br />strategies such as insraUing meters and repairing distribution lines. T)(}L.i\.is pa:tticiparing (nl Jnon.~ <br />projects to irnprO\ie aging water inhastTucture and \ovarer quality problenls as op{.losed to \ovater supply <br />; ssues, 1)01... \, bas ti.)(~used Ux:;!' resources on the sInaller rural areas. <br /> <br />~~~JJil1E:l: <br /> <br />'fhe Vv'ildEre 1Jnpact 'fask t~orce did not have a representanve in aHenGance at this JDeeting., therefore no <br />updme v~"-as provided. <br />