FNUS75 KGJT 121143
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
443 AM MST WED JAN 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MST ON JANUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS MORNING AS
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PASSES THROUGH. THIS WILL DRIVE CLOUD
BASES DOWN TO BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET AGL. EXPECT CLOUD TOPS NEAR
25000 FEET MSL TODAY...LOWERING TO AROUND 20000 MSL ON THURSDAY. WARM
AIR ALOFT WILL ALSO BE PUSHING IN ALLOWING SLOW MODIFICATION OF THE
COLD TEMPERATURES. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT
AND THURSDAY AS MOISTURE SLOWLY DEEPENS OVER THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....16-21 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-56%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....9-14 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 2-5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-29 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110112.STORM.01/GJT