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NZUS99 KBOU 032141 CCA
OPUAPA

DEVELOPMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOW ACCUMULATION FORECAST (APA)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER, COLORADO
1446 MDT THURSDAY, APRIL 03, 2025

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THIS DEVELOPMENTAL PRODUCT CONTAINS THE PROBABILITIES (%) THAT THE GIVEN SNOW
AMOUNTS (INCHES) WILL OCCUR AT CENTENNIAL AIRPORT DURING THE RESPECTIVE
3 HOUR OR 12 HOUR PERIODS.  THE PROBABILITIES INDICATE THE AMOUNT OF SNOW THAT
IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE ON RUNWAYS AND OTHER CONCRETE SURFACES AT APA.
[T (TRACE) MEANS MORE THAN ZERO.]
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DISCUSSION (03/15-04/18 MDT): SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO
THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.  NOTHING IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE IN TERMS OF
ACCUMULATION. WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 30S, SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MELT ON
THE RUNWAYS ALTHOUGH SOME SLUSH COULD BUILD UP. THERE WILL BE A
BREAK BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING, BEFORE THE
NEXT ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPS FRIDAY MID MORNING. THIS SNOW WILL
CONTINUE WELL INTO FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE ENDING EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WITH RUNWAYS TOO
WARM FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW. EXPECT WET RUNWAYS WITH LOW VISIBILITY.

                   0"    T OR   1" OR   3" OR   10" OR
DAY/HOUR MDT             MORE    MORE    MORE     MORE
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03/15-03/18 |       0     100       0       0
03/18-03/21 |       0     100       0       0
03/21-04/00 |      40      60       0       0
04/00-04/03 |      80      20       0       0
04/03-04/06 |     100       0       0       0
03/18-04/06 |                                        0
04/06-04/09 |     100       0       0       0
04/09-04/12 |      70      30       0       0
04/12-04/15 |      70      30       0       0
04/15-04/18 |      60      40       5       0
04/06-04/18 |                                        0

                   0"    T OR   1" OR   3" OR   10" OR
DAY/HOUR MDT             MORE    MORE    MORE     MORE
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04/18-04/21 |      30      70      10       0
04/21-05/00 |      30      70      10       0
05/00-05/03 |      40      60       0       0
05/03-05/06 |      60      40       0       0
04/18-05/06 |                                        0
05/06-05/09 |      80      20       0       0
05/09-05/12 |      95       5       0       0
05/12-05/15 |     100       0       0       0
05/15-05/18 |     100       0       0       0
05/06-05/18 |                                        0