FNUS75 KGJT 102141
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - PM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
241 PM MST FRI DEC 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MST ON DECEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 3 PM MST SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...THE STUDY SITE WILL STAY IN CLOUD THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING AS DEEP MOISTURE RIDES THE JET STREAM INTO THE
NORTHWEST COLORADO. FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL BE BETWEEN 6-8PM THIS
EVENING. DYNAMICAL LIFT ALONG THE FRONT SHOULD BRING GOOD RATES OF
SNOWFALL...ON THE ORDER OF 2-3 INCHES PER HOUR FOR A FEW HOURS.
DYNAMICAL LIFT QUICKLY COLLAPSES AFTER MIDNIGHT BUT OROGRAPHIC
SNOWFALL AND FOG/LOW CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. THERE
WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK SATURDAY LATE AFTERNOON-EVENING BEFORE WARM
MOIST OVER-RUNNING BRINGS ADDITIONAL LIGHTER SNOWFALL SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-20 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....17-22 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........72-77%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 23 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101210.STORM.02/GJT