FNUS75 KGJT 011150
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
450 AM MST SAT JAN 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MST ON JANUARY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW LEVEL MOISTURE LINGERS TODAY. AN UPPER
DISTURBANCE WILL SWING ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON
FOR INCREASING CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. NOT MUCH ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED. SKIES WILL BE CLEARING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). CLOUD BASES 200-600 FT AGL.
                    BASES OCCASIONALLY BELOW SITE LEVEL. ISOLATED
                    SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....2 BELOW TO 3 ABOVE F.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-58%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH INCREASING TO 29 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) UNTIL 2200...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). CLOUD BASES 200-600 FT AGL.
                    ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS PRIOR TO 0900.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16 BELOW TO 11 BELOW F.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%). CLOUD BASES ABOVE
                    MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....14-19 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 18 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110101.STORM.01/GJT