FNUS75 KGJT 051148 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 448 AM MST WED JAN 5 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MST ON JANUARY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...STABLE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH EMBEDDED WEAK DISTURBANCES AND OROGRAPHIC FLOW PRODUCING LIGHT SNOW A TIMES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SNOW. CLOUD BASES 1000-1500 FT AGL LOWERING TO <=200 FT AGL IN SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....16-21 F. MIN HUMIDITY........56-61%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 26 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SNOW. CLOUD BASES 1000-1500 FT AGL LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL IN SNOW. MIN TEMPERATURE.....8-13 F. MAX HUMIDITY........85-95%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW. CLOUD BASES 1000-1500 FT AGL LOWERING TO <=200 FT AGL IN SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....21-26 F. MIN HUMIDITY........47-52%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH INCREASING TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110105.STORM.01/GJT