FNUS75 KGJT 171143
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
443 AM MST FRI DEC 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0429 MST ON DECEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE COLD AIR MASS OVER THE STUDY SITE BEGINS TO
MODIFY SLOWLY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH CLOUDS WILL THICKEN THIS
AFTERNOON AND LOWER TONIGHT. CLOUD CEILINGS WILL LOWER TO MOUNTAIN
TOP LEVEL AFTER MIDNIGHT AS LIGHT SNOWFALL DEVELOPS. CLOUD
CEILINGS WILL BE NEAR THE STUDY SITE ON SATURDAY MORNING LIFTING
TO JUST ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL IN THE AFTERNOON. A RAIN SNOW MIX
IS LIKELY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A MILD AND MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL
BRING SHOWERS SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....16-21 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-62%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 1-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH AREAS OF FOG AND RIMING
                    LATE. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AFTER 2 AM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....11-16 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH MORNING FOG. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....22-27 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........67-72%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO
                    8-14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101217.STORM.01/GJT