FNUS75 KGJT 152224
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MST ON DECEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
IN THE WAKE OF TODAY'S COLD FRONT DRIER COOLER AIR WILL BE SPILLING
INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST LATER TONIGHT. INSTABILITY
HOWEVER WILL KEEP SNOW SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THURSDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SNOW...DECREASING TO
                    OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLOUD
                    CEILINGS WILL BE AT GROUND LEVEL EARLY THIS
                    EVENING...INCREASING TO 1000 FEET AGL BY 2200
                    WITH PERIODS WHEN CLOUD BASES WILL BE >3000
                    FEET AGL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....10-15 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 MPH
                    AFTER 1900.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS. CLOUD
                    CEILINGS TYPICALLY 1000 FEET AGL OR GREATER...
                    AND FREQUENTLY >3000 FEET AGL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....15-20 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........71-76%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101215.STORM.02/GJT