FNUS75 KGJT 222224 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - PM...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 324 PM MST WED DEC 22 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1429 MST ON DECEMBER 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE FINAL PORTION OF THIS EXTENDED STORM WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATER TONIGHT...THEN PASS TO THE SOUTHEAST BY TOMORROW NIGHT. AS A RESULT SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SHOWERS REDEVELOPING BY 2100. CLOUD BASES THIS EVENING >1000 FEET AGL... DROPPING TO GROUND LEVEL BY 2200. MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-26 F. MAX HUMIDITY........93-98%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SHOWERS. CLOUD BASES GENERALLY AT GROUND LEVEL...ALTHOUGH MAY RISE BRIEFLY TO AROUND 1000 AGL FEET. MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33 F. MIN HUMIDITY........72-77%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101222.STORM.02/GJT