FNUS75 KGJT 172205
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - PM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
305 PM MST MON JAN 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1429 MST ON JANUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE NW-SE ORIENTED JET STREAM CONTINUES OVER THE PARK
RANGE THIS EVENING BEFORE WEAKENING AND LIFTING OFF TO THE
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. DEEP MOISTURE AND AN UPSLOPE NORTHWEST
FLOW WILL KEEP LOW CLOUDS/FOG AND SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH
THE NIGHT. SHOWERS WILL END AND CLOUDS LIFT EARLY TUESDAY MORNING
FOR A BRIEF RESPITE. HIGH CLOUDS THICKEN AND LOWER TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE NEXT PACIFIC DISTURBANCE THAT WILL BRING
SNOW STARTING WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). PERIODS OF SNOW. BLOWING SNOW.
CLOUD BASES.........0-200 FT AGL.
CLOUD TOPS..........18000-20000 FT MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....17-22 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH...DIMINISHING TO WEST 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 35 MPH...DIMINISHING TO 25 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%). SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........1000-2500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING LIFTING TO 5000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD TOPS..........17000 FT MSL...BECOMING 20000 FT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-29 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
    IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110117.STORM.02/GJT