FNUS75 KGJT 071150
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
450 AM MST FRI JAN 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0429 MST ON JANUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRATUS CLOUD LAYER REMAINS OVER THE PARK RANGE IN
              A MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. SATURDAY...A STORM
              SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. COLD ADVECTION
              ALOFT AND INCREASING MOISTURE WILL BRING INCREASING
              CHANCES OF LIGHT SNOW AND LOWERING CEILINGS. SNOW WILL
              BECOME LIKELY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS A
              VIGOROUS COLD FRONT PASSES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-90%). CLOUD BASES >2000 FT
                    AGL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-90%). CLOUD BASES >2000 FT
                    AGL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....9-14 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED VERY LIGHT
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUD BASES 1000 FT
                    AGL...LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........68-73%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 19 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110107.STORM.02/GJT