FNUS75 KGJT 191142
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
442 AM MST SUN DEC 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MST ON DECEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE DEEP...MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
THE STUDY SITE THROUGH THE PERIOD BRINGING PERIODS OF SNOW. SNOW
LEVEL WILL RISE TO BETWEEN 7500 AND 8000 FEET TODAY. A COLD FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN MONDAY BRINGING A PERIOD OF NORTHWEST WIND
AND A LOWERING OF SNOW LEVEL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). PERIODS OF SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........72-77%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 12
    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). PERIODS OF SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-24 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 26 MPH INCREASING TO 38 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). PERIODS OF SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........82-87%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 14 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 36 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101219.STORM.01/GJT