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Health and Safety Advisory issued today from the Department of Revenue’s Marijuana Enforcement Division.

November 22, 2019 – The Colorado Department of Revenue (“DOR”), in conjunction with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (“CDPHE”), is issuing a health and safety advisory due to the identification of potentially unsafe levels of microbial contamination on retail marijuana and medical marijuana produced by several business. CDPHE and DOR deem it a threat to public health and safety when marijuana

is found to have levels of total yeast and mold above the acceptable limits established in MED Rule M 712 and R 712.

Due to a technical error that was the result of a software update, several Harvest

Batches or packages of finished marijuana displayed an incorrect testing status in the Inventory Tracking System (Metrc®). The technical error was found to have occurred between October 21, 2019 and November 13, 2019. This error has been corrected and all impacted licensees have been notified.The affected marijuana that was transferred to a store and sold prior to the correction of the error is included in this advisory.

Consumers who have these affected products in their possession should return them to the store from which they were purchased so they can be properly disposed of. Consumers who experience adverse health effects or an illness from consuming the product should see a doctor immediately and report the event to the store from which they purchased the product. All affected marijuana has a label affixed to the container that, at a minimum, indicates the license number of the marijuana business that cultivated the marijuana, as well as the harvest number assigned to the marijuana. Consumers should check the label of their medical marijuana or retail marijuana for the following license numbers, harvest batch numbers, and other provided product information:

Medical Marijuana – Sold between October 21 and November 14, 2019.

Product Type: Buds/Trim Item Name: Blue Dream

Harvest Number: Blue Dream 10/14/19
Sold From: 402-00390, AJC Industries LLC dba TweedLeaf Produced by: 403-01850

Product Type: Buds/Trim
Item Name: Blue Dream
Harvest Number: Blue Dream 10/14/19
Sold From: 402-01201 MMJ 95 LLC dba TweedLeaf

Produced by: 403-01850

Product Type: Buds/Trim

Item Name: 9LB Hammer
Harvest Number: N26-9LB Hammer 10/8 T4
Sold From: 402-01064, CG Industry LLC dba Cross Genetics

Produced by: 403-01657

Produced by: 403-01467

Retail Marijuana – Sold between October 21 and November 14, 2019.

Produced by: 403R-00314

Produced by: 403R-01092

Produced by: 403R-00373, 403R-00182

Product Type: Buds/Trim
Item Name: 9LB Hammer
Harvest Number: N26-9LB Hammer 10/8 T4
Sold From: 402-00867, CG Industry LLC dba Cross Genetics

Product Type: Buds/Trim
Item Name: Super Lemon Haze
Harvest Number: Super Lemon Haze 10/8/19
Sold From: 402-01066 Troy Enterprises LLC dba Elevations

Product Type: Buds/Trim
Item Name: Ghost Cake Killah
Harvest Number: GCK.F8.100719
Sold From: 402R-00600, Smoked Colorado INC dba Mighty Tree

Product Type: Buds/Trim
Item Name: Grape Ape
Harvest Number: Grape Ape – 10.17.2019.
Sold From: 402R-00477, Natural Alternatives For Health LLC

Product Type: Buds/Trim
Item Name: Snowball
Harvest Number: SB-F2-101619

Sold From: 402R-00138, Colorado Product Services LLC dba Doctors Garden

Product Type: Buds/Trim
Item Name: Snowball
Harvest Number: SB-F2-101619
Sold From: 402R-00038, Cannabis King LLC dba Green Dragon Colorado

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November 22, 2019

Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission adopts resolutions supporting Governor Polis’s Executive Order Conserving Colorado’s Big Game Winter Ranges and Migration Corridors and AFWA Blue Ribbon Panel Recommendations

WRAY, Colo. – At its November 15 meeting in Wray, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission unanimously approved a resolution supporting Governor Polis’s Executive Order for Conserving Colorado’s Big Game Winter Ranges and Migration Corridors.

Governor Polis’s Executive Order was signed August 21 at an Idaho Springs game check station auspiciously located at the only natural land bridge in Colorado that crosses the interstate.

CPW Wildlife and Natural Resources Assistant Director Reid DeWalt presented the resolution to the commission and spoke about its importance to the agency.

DeWalt explained how the resolution outlines directives for CPW and Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to work together to identify wildlife migration corridors and seasonal habitats, educate the public on their importance to ensuring Colorado’s wildlife populations continue to thrive, and to incorporate consideration of corridors into all levels of transportation planning to the extent possible.

Colorado Department of Natural Resources Assistant Director for Parks, Wildlife and Lands Doug Vilsack said, “This is one of the governor’s first executive orders if that tells you anything about his priorities … This EO and the conversations around it have already been very useful in interacting with federal land agencies and demonstrating our state’s focus on wildlife corridors and protecting wildlife. It has already been very useful in talking with federal agencies about what our priorities are.”

“This is important because when the executive branch does something that says ‘thank you’ and recognizes the great work this agency is doing, and also sets out expectations that are so in line with ours, it’s a rarity in my experience,” said Commissioner Charles Garcia. “The commission appreciates this and supports the directive.”

Before its unanimous vote approving the resolution, the CPW Commission drew attention to the final paragraph in the resolution, which reads: Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission recognizes and appreciates the valuable contributions of Governor Polis’s direction in Executive Order D 2019 011 to work in partnership with the Department of Natural Resources, Colorado Department of Transportation and Colorado Wildlife and Transportation Alliance, to conserve Colorado’s big game winter ranges and migration corridors.

Resolution supporting Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
The CPW Commission also unanimously passed a resolution reaffirming support for the Blue Ribbon Panel’s Recommendations on Sustaining America’s Diverse Fish and Wildlife Resources at its November meeting.

CPW Species Conservation Unit Supervisor David Klute explained the history of these recommendations and how they tie into House Resolution 3742 – Recovering America’s Wildlife Act.

In 2016, the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies released a report from its Blue Ribbon Panel on Sustaining America’s Diverse Fish and Wildlife that outlined two primary recommendations:

The first recommendation asked Congress to dedicate $1.3 billion annually to implement state wildlife action plans. SWAPs identify species of greatest conservation needs and priority habitats and they outline conservation actions to address threats to those species and habitats.

The second recommendation was to examine the impact of societal changes on the relevancy of fish and wildlife conservation and how agencies can serve broader constituencies.

House Resolution 3742, known as “Recovering America’s Wildlife Act,” was introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives on July 12, 2019 and addresses the Blue Ribbon Panel’s Recommendations.

If passed, the act would dedicate $1.3 billion from the U.S. Treasury for implementation of state wildlife action plans. This funding would be transformative and lead to a total impact of $36 million of additional funds for conservation efforts every year in Colorado.

Klute noted that, “Although the CPW Commission had previously passed a resolution of support for the Blue Ribbon Panel’s Recommendations in 2016, a reaffirmation of this support is another very important signal along with those signals coming from all over the U.S. of ongoing support for the Blue Ribbon Panel’s recommendations and further emphasizes the need for passage of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act.”

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November 21, 2019
OHV Grants Available for up to 100% of Project Costs

DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Trails Program encourages local, county, and state governments, federal agencies, special recreation districts, and non-profit organizations to apply for available Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) grant funding before the application period ends on December 2.

CPW’s OHV Program works to improve and enhance motorized recreation opportunities in Colorado while also promoting the safe and responsible use of OHVs in the state. The grant program combines OHV registration and permit fees with federal Recreation Trails Funds (RTP) to fund the annual OHV trail grant process.

OHV Grants are available for projects related to the recreational use of Off-Highway Vehicles (OHVs) on lands open to the public. Last year, $4,456,258 was awarded from the OHV grant program to fund 57 projects.

“Since the OHV Program started in 1991, more than $62 million dollars from OHV registration fees have been allocated towards ‘on the ground’ improvements for motorized recreation. This is literally OHV fees going right back into trails,” said CPW State Trails Program Manager Fletcher Jacobs.

Organizations or agencies with management responsibilities over public lands may apply for Good Management Trail Crew Grants or Programmatic (competitive) Project Grants through the December 2 deadline. Federal, state, local government agencies and non-profit OHV project sponsors are eligible to apply for grants of up to 100% of the project cost.

To be eligible for a Good Management Trail Crew Grant, applicants must demonstrate a three-year track record of fulfilling the fiscal and field objectives presented in their annual OHV grant proposals and achieve all aspects of a Good Management Program. Good Management crews must take a holistic management approach that preserves riding opportunities while protecting sensitive resources within the areas they service. These trail crews must also use “best practices” to maintain and restore OHV riding areas.

OHV programmatic or competitive project grants address the full spectrum of OHV recreation support needs in Colorado. Eligible grant-funded activities may include but are not limited to construction, reconstruction or maintenance of OHV routes or multi-use trails that allow for motorized use ; OHV trail corridor revegetation and erosion control ; OHV Education and safety programs; or salary, compensation and benefits for crew members or project employees.

CPW’s trail grant application review and ranking process follows a four-tiered review and approval protocol. This process invites public review and comment at each of the four separate stages; upon submission, before the OHV Grant Review and Ranking Subcommittee, before the State Recreational Trails Committee, and before the Commission.

For more information about Colorado Parks and Wildlife OHV grants, to download an application, or to review the full OHV grant application process, visit cpw.state.co.us.

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November 21, 2019
Sunflower Production Answers

Colorado State University Extension is announcing two sunflower production meetings. Monday November 25, beginning at 3 pm will be the first meeting. Location is the Cobblestone Inn at Eads, Co.

     The second meeting will be held on Monday December 9^th with the location being the Minnich Building in Springfield, Co., this meeting will begin with a noon lunch. This site will feature Kevin Larson, Colorado State University Plainsman Research Center Agronomist discussing local sunflower agronomic practices and results.

     Topics covered will include new sunflower production research results that have been generated on farms in Eastern Colorado. Topics will focus on oil type sunflower and include current research results regarding variety selection, fertility management, insect management, marketing strategies and others. The meetings are open to the public without cost and are sponsored by Colorado State University Extension, the Colorado Sunflower Administrative Committee, and Colorado Mills.

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November 21, 2019
Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 Locomotive Embarks on ‘Great Race Across the Southwest’

WHAT: Union Pacific’s iconic steam locomotive Big Boy No. 4014 is making a brief whistle-stop in Strasburg, providing rail fans an opportunity to interact with this rolling piece of history during its tour across the Southwest.

WHEN & WHERE: Monday, Nov. 24, 2019, 10:15 a.m. MT at the Monroe St. crossing

WHY IT’S IMPORTANT: Twenty-five Big Boys were built exclusively for Union Pacific, the first of which was delivered in 1941 to handle the steep terrain between Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Ogden, Utah. Of the eight still in existence, No. 4014 is the world’s only operating Big Boy and the only one still owned by Union Pacific. Following more than two and a half years of restoration, No. 4014 recently completed a tour of the upper Midwest and a trip to Ogden in May for Union Pacific’s 150^thanniversary of the transcontinental railroad’s completion. The Big Boy and historic steam locomotive Living Legend No. 844 met nose-to-nose, recreating the iconic image taken May 10, 1869, when the last spike was tapped into place at Promontory Summit, creating America’s first transcontinental railroad.

A comprehensive route map and tour schedule, including No. 4014’s GPS location tracking information is available at upsteam.com. Due to the dynamic nature of these operations, running times and scheduled stops are subject to change.

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November 20, 2019
Bennet Announces New Legislation to Expand Opportunities for Student Apprenticeship Programs
Bennet Announces New Legislation to Expand Opportunities for Student Apprenticeship Programs

Student Apprenticeship Act Will Help Bridge Higher Education and Labor to Better Support Student Apprenticeships

Bennet Announces Legislation During National Apprenticeship Week

Washington, D.C. – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced he will soon introduce the Student Apprenticeship Act, new legislation to close the gap between higher education and labor by modernizing workforce training and accelerating the growth of registered apprenticeship programs nationwide. Bennet made the announcement during National Apprenticeship Week, which runs November 11-17.

“Student apprenticeships are a proven way to prepare Americans for jobs in the 21^st century economy, but there is a disconnect between higher education and a workforce seeking highly-skilled and trained candidates,” said Bennet. “Apprenticeships can bolster a student’s academic studies with training and skills development that better prepares them for their future career. We have an opportunity through the Student Apprenticeship Act to better connect education and workforce development, helping employers secure the skilled workforce they need, while giving workers a pathway to the middle class and beyond.”

Despite low national unemployment, seven million jobs remain vacant due to a lack of domestic talent with the skills companies need and desire. Studies show that student apprenticeships, which allow students to learn job-related skills while earning college credit, lead to quality employment, equip workers with valuable skills, and help employers meet their current and future workforce needs.

Bennet’s Student Apprenticeship Act would:
- Create a new grant program to encourage the establishment of apprenticeships between institutions of higher education, employers, and workforce intermediaries. Student participants would earn college credit, industry credentials, and compensation for their work. Employers would pay at least 25 percent of the student’s college tuition and fees.
- Expand registered apprenticeship programs by creating competitive grants to fund costs associated with developing, implementing, and strengthening student-apprenticeship programs, including: developing curricula and standards, increasing access to updated equipment and learning tools, and providing support services such as transportation, child care, and housing subsidies;
- Revise the federal work-study program to include apprenticeship programs, allowing eligible students to earn additional funds to pay tuition costs through work that aligns with their studies and intended career path.
Bennet’s Student Apprenticeship Act is supported by the following organizations: Jobs for the Future, Third Way, New America, Small Business Majority, CareerWise Colorado, Center for Law and Social Policy, American Association of Community Colleges, National Association of Workforce Boards, Advance CTE, William Rainey Harper College, Arapahoe Community College, the Colorado Community College System, Association for Career and Technical Education, and Year Up.

“We need to ensure that everyone everywhere has the opportunity to earn a good life. Apprenticeships are a key part of that, allowing workers to earn while they learn. We applaud Senator Bennet’s leadership on this with his legislation to boost registered apprenticeships nationwide and modernize this training. We support his important legislation and encourage bipartisan support and swift action,” said Gabe Horwitz, Senior Vice President, Economic Program at Third Way.

“Work-based learning, including apprenticeships, is a critical component of high-quality career and technical education programs,” said LeAnn Wilson, executive director of the Association for Career and Technical Education. “The Student Apprenticeship Act makes important investments in building and expanding apprenticeships, and it makes worthy updates to the federal work-study program. We support the bill and commend Senator Bennet for his efforts in this space.”

“Year Up applauds Senator Bennet’s introduction of the Student Apprenticeship Act, which represents a key opportunity to facilitate cross-sector collaboration and expand apprenticeships nationwide to help close the Opportunity Divide in this country. Making work-based learning opportunities like apprenticeships more accessible and effective will help ensure that the millions of young adults currently disconnected from education and jobs will have a viable pathway to build skills, earn college credits, and make money. We urge Senators to support this impactful legislation,” said Gerald Chertavian, Founder and CEO, Year Up.

“Apprenticeship programs play a vital role in preparing learners of all ages with the skills, knowledge and postsecondary/industry-recognized credentials necessary to succeed in-demand, high-wage, high-skill careers,” said Kimberly Green, Executive Director of Advance CTE. “We are pleased to support the Student Apprenticeship Act and its focus on expanding access for learners, particularly for nontraditional learners, to apprenticeships and to articulating the integral role apprenticeships can have in career pathways.”

The bill text is available HERE and a summary is available HERE.

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November 19, 2019
October Safe2Tell report shows continued increase in tips

Nov. 13, 2019 (DENVER, Colo.) — Safe2Tell released its monthly report for October today.

In October, the program received 2,622 tips, a 15% increase in monthly tip volume compared to the same time last year.

“By reporting any information that could be a threat to themselves or others, our Colorado students and families are helping keep our schools safe,” said Attorney General Phil Weiser. “Safe2Tell aims to encourage students to speak up, and to know their tips are taken seriously.”

To date for the 2019-2020 school year, Safe2Tell has received 6,790 actionable tips, a 36% increase over the 2018-2019 school year. Suicide threats (417), bullying (208), and drugs (182) continued to be the top categories of tips reported to the program.

In October, 250 duplicate tips were reported. Those tips were reports regarding a concern or event that had already been reported. This school year, 614 duplicate tips have been reported.

False tips remain at approximately 2.5% of all tips submitted. False tips are those that contain untrue information and are submitted with the intent to harm, injure, or bully another person.

“Students and parents regularly ask us what they can and cannot report to Safe2Tell and they are often surprised with our response: they should report anything that is a safety concern to themselves, to their peers or to their community,” said Essi Ellis, director of Safe2Tell.

In October, anonymous tips from students and other individuals successfully helped prevent incidents of self-harm and illegal activity. For example:

·         A tip was received about unsafe driving. Police investigated and a citation was issued.

·         A tip was received about abuse of a minor. Law enforcement conducted a welfare check and the Department of Human Services was notified.

Safe2Tell is a successful violence intervention and prevention program for students to anonymously report threats to their own, and others’, safety. Safe2Tell is not an emergency response unit; it is a conduit of information for distributing anonymous tips to local law enforcement, school officials, and other appropriate responding parties according to state law.

To make a report, individuals can call 1-877-542-7233 from anywhere, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Reports also can be made at Safe2Tell.org or through the Safe2Tell mobile app which is available on the Apple App Store or Google Play.



November 19, 2019
NIH grants over $3 million to CSU researchers for studies on children with Down syndrome

A Colorado State University research team has received more than $3 million from the National Institutes of Health for two studies of children who have Down syndrome.

Deborah Fidler and Lisa Daunhauer, two faculty members in CSU’s Department of Human Development and Family Studies, have received a five-year, $2.9 million NIH grant to identify the best ways to measure cognitive function in children, ages 2 to 8, who have Down syndrome. They’ll use a second $500,000 NIH grant to identify early indicators of attention difficulties in children with Down syndrome. Down syndrome is the most common type of neurogenetic syndrome associated with developmental disability.

“We are excited to work with children with Down syndrome and their families across the Front Range to answer these important research questions,” Fidler said.

Executive function

The first study focuses on measuring executive function, which refers to the thinking skills needed for planning and problem-solving. When people set out to complete a task or reach a goal, for instance, they use aspects of executive function.

“This project is particularly exciting, as our team has found that executive function is positively associated with learning behavior and academic achievement in school-age children with Down syndrome,” Daunhauer said.

Fidler said that executive function will be an important target for future therapies, but before those can be implemented, researchers need an accurate, reliable method to measure these skills.

“Our findings will help researchers conduct treatment work by giving them a validated set of measures that can capture, with accuracy, whether executive function is improving or not,” she explained.

Play-based activities

The project will involve studying 210 children over the course of a year, giving them play-based activities that involve the use of different aspects of executive function.

“Some of these games require that you resist your automatic response and choose a more considered response,” Fidler said. “How well do you resist what comes automatically to produce a response that is more regulated?”

Fidler and Daunhauer, lead investigators in CSU’s Developmental Disabilities Research Laboratory, and their team will work with about half of the children in the study, alongside CSU Research Scientist Melissa George. The other half of the children will be working with project partners at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; the University of California, Davis; and the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus.

Children with Down syndrome will be admitted to the study on a rolling basis, with two initial visits in the first two weeks and follow-up sessions at six months and one year.

The funding for the study comes from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

Attention study

In the second study, which is part of the NIH’s INCLUDE (INvestigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE) initiative, Fidler and Daunhauer will focus on identifying risk for attention difficulties in 75 children with Down syndrome they had studied as infants. Now that those children are 4 to 5 years old, Fidler said they’ll be looking at certain indicators measured during infancy, and whether the children who demonstrated those indicators as babies ended up with greater attention difficulties.

In the earlier study of the infants, the research team measured how well the babies controlled their attention and planned or organized their activities with objects. For example, when given a toy, did the infants use their eyes to explore it? Could they shift their attention when a new toy was presented?

In this new follow-up study, children will play games that require attention skills, and caregivers will fill out questionnaires about their child’s daily activities and behaviors, in an effort to identify those who display signs of attention and behavior difficulties. Fidler said the study will also examine the role of sleep and other environmental factors that may be associated with attention skills.

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November 16, 2019
Franktown man attacked by deer that was suspected to be hand-raised by people

FRANKTOWN, Colo. – A 56-year-old man was gored by a deer and received medical treatment at a hospital Wednesday evening. Wildlife officers suspect the aggressive deer was hand-raised by people.

The man was released from the hospital Wednesday evening. The deer was dispatched by a Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputy after responding to a 911 call from the homeowners. The deer had displayed aggressive behavior towards the officer.

The man and his wife told Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers they saw what was a “friendly deer” fitted with a fluorescent orange dog collar on the other side of their fence around 4:50 p.m. The wife reached over the fence and the deer approached touching her finger with its nose, then the buck came through a break in the fence line. It approached the woman and knocked her back, pinning her into the barb-wire fence.

The husband tried to intervene and the deer attacked, knocking him to the ground and dragging him around the yard. He sustained wounds to his lower body from the buck’s antlers.

The wife ran inside and called 911. She was able to shoot a pellet gun towards the buck, distracting the deer long enough so the man could get up and get behind a boat in the yard to separate himself from the buck.

Wildlife officers believe this deer, a two-year old buck, was one that was domesticated and set-free in the area recently. Prior to Wednesday, CPW had no previous reports of a collared deer in the area.

“Every indication we see points to this deer being raised by people, one from its collar and two from its behavior,” said Wildlife Officer Casey Westbrook. “We suspect somebody was raising it and released it after they couldn’t handle it anymore.

“These are some of the dangers that come when you try to domesticate, or even just feed wildlife, which is a major issue we start to see this time of year. These animals learn to expect something from humans and when they don’t get it, they become dangerous and encounters like what we saw here can happen. Mix in the fact that deer are now in the breeding season, and this all contributed to something that could have been prevented.”

A concerned resident notified CPW Wednesday around 2 p.m. of a picture from a Facebook post that showed a man interacting with this deer on Saturday.

Wildlife officers contacted the man in the Facebook post, who said the buck had approached him on Saturday while he was doing yard work at his home in Elizabeth. The man stated the deer had attempted to push him around with its antlers and showed the officers several pictures of him fending off the animal.

CPW received another report at approximately 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday of the same deer that had chased a 10-year-old boy near Tomichi Drive and Caribou Drive in Franktown before a man pulled his car in between the child and the deer to prevent an attack. The incident involving the 10-year-old was just down the road from where the man was gored by the deer minutes later.

“If this was reported to CPW on Saturday instead of being posted on Facebook, we might have been able to prevent this,” Westbrook said. “The behavior of any wild animal can be unpredictable, and the behavior of wildlife that get domesticated can be demanding and aggressive.”

It is illegal to own or possess wildlife in Colorado. You cannot remove a wild animal from the woods and take it home. As a public resource, wildlife belongs to the state of Colorado, to all citizens.

“Colorado’s wild animals should stay wild,” Westbrook said.

If anyone has information of people raising or attempting to domesticate wildlife, it should be reported to Colorado Parks and Wildlife by calling 303-291-7227. It can also be done anonymously through Operation Game Thief at 1-877-265-6648 or sending an email to .

CPW is an enterprise agency, relying primarily on license sales, state parks fees and registration fees to support its operations, including: 41 state parks and more than 350 wildlife areas covering approximately 900,000 acres, management of fishing and hunting, wildlife watching, camping, motorized and non-motorized trails, boating and outdoor education. CPW’s work contributes approximately $6 billion in total economic impact annually throughout Colorado.

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November 15, 2019
Rain may be on the horizon in the West as a pattern change raises hope for wet weather

As firefighters continue their efforts to control blazes across California, there is hope on the horizon for some assistance from Mother Nature early next week.

A stagnant ridge of high pressure has sat comfortably over the state through much of November, bringing about a delayed start to the wet season across the West.

There will be a pair of incoming storm systems that will bring wet weather to the West Coast this week, but coverage will be limited to the Pacific Northwest and Montana. The unsettled weather will be welcome across this area too, as it will help to wash out stagnant air that has led poor air quality in recent days.

The first of those two storm systems to track into the Northwest moved inland on Tuesday and produced rain in places like Seattle and Spokane, Washington. Snow was primarily limited to the mountains and along the Canadian border.

Dry, settled and slightly warmer conditions will return across the Northwest Wednesday and Thursday as high pressure over California expands northward in the wake of the departed storm system.

Unsettled weather will return into the forecast Friday and into the weekend, but once again, wet weather will be generally limited to the Northwest.

Looking ahead to next week, there is a glimmer of hope in the forecast as AccuWeather Meteorologists will be tracking a storm system capable of breaking down the ridge of high pressure over California. Although the breakdown of the ridge may be brief, it could provide a chance for wet weather along a wider swath of the West Coast. The current forecast would bring the threat of rain and mountain snow to Northern California early next week as a storm system dives in from the Pacific. Unfortunately, moisture may not get down into Southern California, prolonging the fire threat.

Although the rain would be welcome with open arms across California, the forecast comes with a silver lining next week. As the storm system comes ashore, gusty winds will likely accompany the system as it tracks inland, elevating the fire threat for areas that do not get any rain.After a well above-average water year across much of the West last year, this year is starting off on a much drier note. With the exception being the Northwest, much of the West Coast and Four Corners region will continue to remain dry in the coming week.

Download the free AccuWeather app to get the latest updates on the forecast and how it will affect your area. Keep checking back on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios.

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November 12, 2019