FNUS75 KGJT 171142 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 442 AM MST WED NOV 17 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0500 MST ON NOVEMBER 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH OCCASIONAL OROGRAPHIC SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY WITH WINDS ALOFT SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) UNTIL ABOUT 10 AM...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....19-24 F. MIN HUMIDITY........65-70%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH INCREASING TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21 F. MAX HUMIDITY........71-76%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34 F. MIN HUMIDITY........46-51%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101117.STORM.01/GJT