FNUS75 KGJT 221204
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
504 AM MST MON NOV 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MST ON NOVEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE MOUNTAIN...
...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM MST FOR THE VALLEY...
...BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE MOUNTAIN TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.DISCUSSION...
MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS TO
THE AREA THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW LIKELY FOR ALL AREAS. SNOW ENDS
THIS EVENING WITH CLEARING SKIES EXPECTED BASED ON LATEST MODEL
SOUNDINGS. ANOTHER STORM ARRIVES LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...BRINGING
STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE OVER THE
MOUNTAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). PERIODS OF SNOW...MAINLY
                    THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUDS BASES ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP
                    UNTIL 10 AM...THEN LOWERING TO 2000 FT AGL
                    BY 1 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....15-20 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........66-71%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 35 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. CLOUD BASES AROUND 3000 FT AGL...
                    LOWERING TO <1000 FT AGL BY 2 AM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....2-7 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 37 MPH DECREASING TO 26 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). EXPECT A STRATUS DECK
                    DECK EARLY WITH CLOUD BASES <1000 FT AGL UNTIL
                    9 AM...THEN BASES RISE TO AROUND 4000 FT AGL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....16-21 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........63-68%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 6-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
                    TO 25 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101122.STORM.01/GJT