FNUS75 KGJT 061139
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
439 AM MST MON DEC 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0429 MST ON DECEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TODAY AS A TROUGH
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THIS TROUGH WILL BRING SNOWFALL TO THE
AREA STARTING AROUND 3PM WITH SPOTTY SNOWSHOWERS BECOMING MORE
PREDOMINANT SNOWFALL NEAR MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL PERSIST THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. IN RESPONSE...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM 3PM TODAY
THROUGH NOON TUESDAY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. CLOUDS WILL
BE ON THE INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH CLOUD BASES LOWERING SIGNIFICANTLY
AFTER 12 PM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY
                    (80-90%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........69-74%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-24 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 24 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........73-78%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 12 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 MPH DECREASING TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101206.STORM.01/GJT