Tropical remnants 9/13-9/17

Tomer’s Take:

• Mega High breaks down 9/9.
• Wildfire smoke circulating.
• Tropical remnants fill the void 9/13-9/17.
• Light mountain snow possible.
• Run Rabbit Run forecast below.

Current Setup

You can see where the tropical remnants will come from in on this water vapor satellite image.

Wildfire Smoke

Smoke is circulating from wildfires in ID, OR, and CA.

Look at the thick smoke over the Tetons on 9/6. Photo taken by Pilot Chad Andrews (@crjcaptchad):

Forecast image below valid Noon 9/7.

6pm 9/7:

Will the wildfire smoke stay in Colorado this weekend? Yes.

Tropical Remnants

After the Mega High breaks down what fills the void? Remnants from a tropical system. Forecast image below valid 9/15.

Impacts in UT, WY, CO:

• Valley rain showers 9/13-9/17.
• Light snow on the highest peaks.
• Air temps drop.
• Gusty wind above treeline 20-50mph.

Run Rabbit Run 9/16-9/17

The trail run takes place in/around Steamboat Springs, CO.

Day	Precip %
9/15	PM 60%
9/16	PM 50%
9/17	PM 40%
9/18	PM 30%

Mid-atmosphere relative humidity shows the moisture across the northern half of Colorado on 9/16-9/17.