FNUS75 KGJT 141200
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
500 AM MST TUE DEC 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0429 MST ON DECEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL WORK THROUGH THE CANADIAN
ROCKIES TODAY AND TONIGHT. FOR THE STUDY SITE...CLOUD CEILINGS WILL
THICKEN AND LOWER TODAY AS WARM ADVECTION MOISTURE SPREADS INTO
NORTHWEST COLORADO. AFTERNOON VIRGA IS POSSIBLE. MOISTURE
INCREASES TONIGHT AS THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WORKS ACROSS
NORTHERN UTAH. CLOUD CEILINGS WILL LOWER TO MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL
AROUND MIDNIGHT WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. CLOUDS EXPECTED TO
LOWER TO ENVELOP THE STUDY SITE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING IN SNOW. THE
COLD FRONT WILL PASS BEFORE NOON WITH FOG OR LOW CEILINGS AND
SNOWFALL CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-57%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 MPH INCREASING TO 29 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-8 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 33 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-29 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........75-80%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH...SHIFTING
                    TO NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101214.STORM.01/GJT