FNUS75 KGJT 222216 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - PM...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 316 PM MST MON NOV 22 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MST ON NOVEMBER 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE MOUNTAIN... ...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAIN TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY... .DISCUSSION... THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING WITH DECREASING CLOUDS DURING THE NIGHT. ANOTHER STORM ARRIVES LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WITH BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%) THIS EVENING ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS. SHOWERS DECREASING AND ENDING BY MIDNIGHT WITH PARTIAL CLEARING. CLOUD BASES <1000 FT AGL UNTIL 2200 THE INCREASING >3000 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....6-11 F. MAX HUMIDITY........81-86%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10-15 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 28 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY MORNING (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) AFTER 1200. AN ISOLATED SHOWER POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDS BASES >3000 FEET AGL UNTIL 10 AM...THEN LOWERING TO 2000 FT AGL AFTER 1200. DURING AFTERNOON SHOWERS CLOUD BASES WILL LOWER TO <1000 FEET AT TIMES. MAX TEMPERATURE.....17-22 F. MIN HUMIDITY........67-72%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 7-12 MPH MORNING...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH...INCREASING AND BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101122.STORM.02/GJT