FNUS75 KGJT 032216
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - PM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
316 PM MST MON JAN 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1429 MST ON JANUARY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FEW CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO HUG THE MOUNTAIN TOPS AND RIDGES
EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE SKIES TOTALLY CLEAR BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
THEN LATE TONIGHT LOW LEVEL CLOUDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE. CLOUD
BASES WILL INITIALLY BE AROUND MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL...THEN LOWER
BY SUNRISE. AN ISOLATED LIGHT SNOW SHOWER IS POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING...WITH AREAS OF SNOW AGAIN DEVELOPING ON TUESDAY. CLOUDS
AND SNOW WILL OCCASIONALLY ENGULF THE RESEARCH FACILITY THROUGH
TUESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) EARLY THIS EVENING WITH
                    AN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWER POSSIBLE...THEN CLEAR.
                    CLOUDS INCREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT...BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) BY SUNRISE...WITH
                    AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPING TOWARDS
                    MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....6 BELOW ZERO TO 1 BELOW F.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....19-24 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-60%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AND INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH...UNTIL NOON...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO WEST 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110103.STORM.02/GJT