Briefly discuss significant weather occurrences within the previous 24 hours. Briefly compare actual movements and developments with those that were progged 24 hours ago. Discussion of current features and associated weather to establish the initial conditions for prediction. Using either a thickness chart or the temperature and wind field at 850 or 700 mb, indicate general areas of cold and warm advection. Present a Colorado forecast based on the synoptic pattern and attempt to incorporate important mesoscale influences.
Some flexibility is possible in the above outline.