FNUS75 KGJT 151157
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
457 AM MST WED DEC 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MST ON DECEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE STUDY SITE LATE
THIS MORNING BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN GUSTY
WINDS. CLOUD CEILINGS WILL LOWER TO ENVELOP THE STUDY SITE AS THE
FRONT APPROACHES. FOG AND LOW CLOUDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. CEILINGS WILL LIFT THIS EVENING AS A COLD AND DRY AIR
MASS WORKS OVER THE STUDY SITE. PATCHY VALLEY FOG IS POSSIBLE
THURSDAY MORNING WITH CLOUD CEILINGS REMAINING ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP
LEVEL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SHOWERS. CLOUD CEILINGS
                    LOWERING TO THE BASE OF THE MOUNTAIN BY MID
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........66-71%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 35 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 18 MPH THIS
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
                    CEILINGS LIFTING ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL IN THE
                    EVENING. PATCHY VALLEY FOG LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....5-10 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST/DOWN SLOPE WINDS 5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 11 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....15-20 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........71-76%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101215.STORM.01/GJT