FNUS75 KGJT 051143
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
443 AM MST SUN DEC 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MST ON DECEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
FLAT HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL CONTINUE TO DAMPEN
OUT PASSING UPPER LEVEL WAVES THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. EXPECT PERIODS
OF CLOUD COVER ALONG WITH A FEW SHOWERS...ALTHOUGH NO SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. A STRONG SYSTEM APPROACHES
MONDAY NIGHT...WHICH WILL BRING MORE WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL ALONG WITH
ANOTHER SHOT OF COLDER AIR.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
                    CLOUD BASES 1000 TO 2000 FT AGL THIS MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO ABOUT MOUNTAIN TOP THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........63-68%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 3-6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). CLOUD BASES ABOVE MOUNTAIN
                    TOP EARLY...THEN GRADUALLY LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CLOUD BASIS AT OR BELOW 2000 FT AGL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-29 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........68-73%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101205.STORM.01/GJT