FNUS75 KGJT 102215
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - PM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
315 PM MST MON JAN 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MST ON JANUARY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER UPPER DISTURBANCE PASSING OVER THE PARK RANGE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON/EARLY THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOW CLOUDS
AND SNOW...FREQUENTLY OBSCURING THE RESEARCH SITE. BY LATE THIS
EVENING SNOW WILL DIMINISH AND CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO LIFT WITH
CLOUD BASES AROUND MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL BY MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG WILL
BECOME POSSIBLE IN THE YAMPA VALLEY BELOW THE SITE LATE TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY MORNING. BY EARLY TUESDAY CLOUDS WILL DIMINISH...WITH
A FEW LOW CLOUDS HUGGING THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE MORNING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18 BELOW-13 BELOW F.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-97%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%...DECREASING TO 20-30%
                    BY THE AFTERNOON). CLOUD BASES 1000-2000
                    FEET ABOVE THE SITE DURING THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 7000-9000 FEET DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....8-13 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110110.STORM.02/GJT