FNUS75 KGJT 142155
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - PM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
255 PM MST FRI JAN 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MST ON JANUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL CONTINUE IN WEST TO NORTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT THROUGH SATURDAY. MOISTURE WILL BE FAIRLY SHALLOW
KEEPING CLOUD TOPS LOW. DEEPER MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN
SATURDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF STRONGER AND MORE
MOIST DISTURBANCES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) AFTER
                    1900...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) AFTER
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES..........0-200 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN 500 FT AGL...THEN
                     BACK DOWN TO 0-200 FT AGL.
CLOUD TOPS...........10,000-12,000 FT MSL
MIN TEMPERATURE.....13-18 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 12 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........500 FT AGL.
CLOUD TOPS..........10,000-12,000 FT MSL
MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-31 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........59-64%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110114.STORM.02/GJT