FNUS75 KGJT 022143
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - PM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
243 PM MST SUN JAN 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MST ON JANUARY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A QUICK MOVING DISTURBANCE WILL DROP SOUTH OUT OF WYOMING TONIGHT...
BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW TO THE MOUNTAIN. THE SNOW ENDS
EARLY MONDAY...BUT ANOTHER SYSTEM APPROACHES MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY TO KEEP THINGS UNSETTLED AS THE NEW WORK WEEK GETS GOING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
                    DEVELOPING SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT. EXPECT CLOUD
                    BASES ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP EARLY THIS EVENING...
                    BUT WILL GRADUALLY LOWER TO AROUND 1000 FT AGL
                    BY MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....5 BELOW-ZERO F.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-97%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. CLOUD
                    BASES BETWEEN 500 AND 1000 FT AGL EARLY...
                    THEN RISING TO NEAR MOUNTAIN TOP BY MID-AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....17-22 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH INCREASING TO 22 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110102.STORM.02/GJT