FNUS75 KGJT 211159
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
459 AM MST SUN NOV 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MST ON NOVEMBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE SITE REMAINS PRE-FRONTAL TODAY. SOUTHWEST FLOW
WILL LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. BUT FRONTAL PASSAGE
AROUND 6 PM WILL BRING A BURST OF SNOWFALL AND INCREASED
ACCUMULATIONS INTO MONDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE
INTO MONDAY MORNING...DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON AS 700 MB WINDS
BACK TO SOUTHWEST AGAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS.
                    CLOUD BASES LESS THAN 1000 FEET.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-29 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........72-77%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 27 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUD AND FOG WITH SNOW SHOWERS.
                    OBSERVATION SITE IN CLOUD.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....8-13 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-20 MPH.
                    GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 35 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS.
                    CLOUD BASES LESS THAN 1000 FEET.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....12-17 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........71-76%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101121.STORM.01/GJT