Severe Thunderstorm Warning 115, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

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SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1145 AM MDT FRI JUL 12 1996

THIS OUTLOOK PERTAINS TO THE FOLLOWING COLORADO COUNTIES

ADAMS     ARAPAHOE     BOULDER   CLEAR CREEK   DENVER       DOUGLAS
ELBERT    GILPIN       GRAND     JACKSON       JEFFERSON    LARIMER
LINCOLN   LOGAN        MORGAN    PARK          PHILLIPS     SEDGWICK
SUMMIT    WASHINGTON   WELD

SYNOPSIS:  A WEAK COLD FRONT HAS STALLED FROM NEAR DENVER TO
GOODLAND THIS MORNING.  MOISTURE HAS INCREASED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE
FRONT...WITH THE MOST MOISTURE ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE FRONT.  THE
COMBINATION OF INCREASED MOISTURE AND SLIGHT COOLING ALOFT HAS MADE
THE ATMOSPHERE MODERATELY UNSTABLE.  THE MOISTURE AXIS AND
CONVERGENCE ALONG THE FRONT...FROM NORTH OF DENVER TO LIMON...WILL
BE THE FOCUS FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT BY LATE
AFTERNOON. THE ACTIVITY WILL SPREAD DURING THE EVENING DUE TO
OUTFLOWS FROM THE EARLY STORMS.

A RELATIVELY WARM AIR MASS WILL LIMIT THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL...
BUT THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL WITH THE STRONGER
STORMS.  THE WIND FIELD IS MODERATELY FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES...
ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE FRONT.  HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO A
THREAT AS STORMS WILL NOT BE MOVING QUICKLY.

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE
NIGHT ON THE PLAINS DUE TO ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND FAVORABLE LOW LEVEL
WINDS.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY AFTER 3 PM ALONG THE FRONT RANGE AND
THIS EVENING ON THE PLAINS.

GIMMESTAD