FNUS75 KGJT 131140
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
440 AM MST THU JAN 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MST ON JANUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PERSISTENT WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL DRIVE A SERIES OF FAST MOVING
DISTURBANCES THROUGH THE AREA...RESULTING IN PERIODS OF CLOUD
COVER AND SNOW SHOWERS...FOLLOWED BY BRIEF CLEARING BETWEEN SYSTEMS.
CLOUD BASES TODAY WILL START OFF THE DAY BETWEEN 1000 AND 2000 FT AGL
...BUT WILL RISE TO MOUNTAIN TOP BY THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER
DISTURBANCE ARRIVES TONIGHT...AND THIS WILL DRIVE CLOUD BASES TO THE
VALLEY FLOOR BY MORNING WITH AREAS OF SNOW DEVELOPING. BASES WILL
SLOWLY RISE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...REACHING HEIGHTS OF 2000 TO 3000 FT
AGL. CLOUD TOPS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 25000 FT MSL TODAY...BUT ARE
EXPECTED TO DROP TO UNDER 10000 FT MSL BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS DRIER
AIR ALOFT MOVES IN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....21-26 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-75%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 19 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). PERIODS OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....12-17 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). PERIODS OF SNOW...ENDING DURING
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....23-28 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........73-78%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 2-5 MPH INCREASING TO 6-12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110113.STORM.01/GJT