FNUS75 KGJT 082122 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR RAY MESA II...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 222 PM MST SAT JAN 8 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON JANUARY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MOISTURE WILL DEEPEN ON SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH-NORTHWEST. AS A RESULT A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP BY SUNRISE...THEN INCREASE IN COVERAGE DURING THE MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL BECOME HEAVIER DURING THE AFTERNOON... WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 PM AND 6 PM MST. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT AS MOISTURE DECREASES. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET BEHIND THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH COLD AND STABLE CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F. MIN HUMIDITY........45-55%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 0-5 MPH...INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS 15-20 MPH NEAR THE FRONT. CLEARING INDEX......520. BETTER MIXING NEAR THE FRONT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SHOWERS. SHOWERS DIMINISHING LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MINUS 5 TO ZERO F. MAX HUMIDITY........85-90%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH. CLEARING INDEX......300 DECREASING TO LESS THAN 100 LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 BY 9 PM MST. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). AT TIMES LESS CLOUDS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....14-19 F. MIN HUMIDITY........60-65%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH. CLEARING INDEX......260. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN REQUESTED BY...BRIAN KEATING TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110109.RAYME.01/GJT