FNUS75 KGJT 061143
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
443 AM MST THU JAN 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0429 MST ON JANUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOSED LOW OFF BAJA COAST SLOWLY CONTINUES MOVING
EWRD WHILE STORMVEX STAYS IN GENERALLY NW WIND FLOW THRU
TOMORROW. MODEL SKEW-T DATA AND CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGE SHOWS
SOME CLOUDS OVER STEAMBOAT AT THE MOMENT AND ANTICIPATE THESE
CLOUDS TO PERSIST FOR MOST OF THE DAY. CURRENT THINKING IS CLOUD
HEIGHTS WILL BE BETWEEN 3K TO 5K FT AGL THOUGH SOME INCREASE
POSSIBLE THIS AFTN. SIMILAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TOMORROW THOUGH
CLOUD COVERAGE SHOULD DECREASE SOME.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....19-24 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....8-13 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-29 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........56-61%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110106.STORM.01/GJT