FNUS75 KGJT 092239
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - PM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
339 PM MST SUN JAN 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MST ON JANUARY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT IN THE
NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND TODAY'S COLD FRONT. WHILE VISIBILITY WILL
GRADUALLY IMPROVE...CLOUDS AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OBSCURE THE
STORMVEX SITE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING. SNOW
SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH MONDAY...WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE BY EARLY MONDAY. ONLY A FEW
LIGHT SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO MONDAY EVENING. VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES ARE IN STORE FOR TONIGHT AND MONDAY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%) WITH FOG. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
                    BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AT TIMES AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT...CLOUD BASES LIFT TO 1000-2000 FT
                    ABOVE THE STUDY SITE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....10 BELOW-5 BELOW F.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH. A FEW GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SCATTERED SHOWERS...GENERALLY
                    LIGHT. CLOUD BASES AROUND THE TOP OF THE
                    MOUNTAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....2-7 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........76-81%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110109.STORM.02/GJT