FNUS75 KGJT 031237 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 537 AM MST MON JAN 3 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... .A WEAK SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE DIVIDE THIS MORNING. CLOUD BASE WILL BE BETWEEN 7500 TO 8000 FEET MSL THIS MORNING, BUT SLOWLY LIFT THIS MORNING. ANOTHER SHORT WAVE WILL APPROACH STEAMBOAT MOUNTAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS... DECREASING DURING THE DAY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....13-18 F. MIN HUMIDITY........62-67%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....3 BELOW-2 ABOVE F. MAX HUMIDITY........89-94%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE WINDS 5 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS INCREASING IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....19-24 F. MIN HUMIDITY........51-56%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER REASON FOR REQUEST...ESSENTIAL TO PUBLIC SAFETY, E.G. DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF POPULATION CENTERS OR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.