FNUS75 KGJT 181154
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
454 AM MST TUE JAN 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MST ON JANUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STORM WILL FINALLY DIE OFF THIS MORNING BRINGING
CLEARING DURING THE AFTERNOON. BREAK IN SNOW WILL BE SHORT LIVED
HOWEVER...AS ANOTHER STORM BEGINS TO IMPACT THE RESEARCH SITE
DURING THE EVENING WITH SNOW INCREASING LATER IN THE NIGHT AND
CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY. NOT QUITE AS MUCH WIND WITH THIS SYSTEM
...THOUGH AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS LIKELY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) WITH NUMEROUS SNOW
    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY
    (30-40%) WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
    AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........1000-2000 FT AGL THROUGH 0900...LIFTING TO
    5000 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD TOPS..........16000-18000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-54%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
    25 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CLOUD BASES.........LOWERING TO 2500 TO 3500 FT AGL THIS EVENING.
    LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL IN SNOW SHOWERS.
CLOUD TOPS..........20000-25000 FT MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....14-19 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO
    15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH AFTER
    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 26 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). PERIODS OF SNOW.
CLOUD BASES.........0-200 FT AGL.
CLOUD TOPS..........18000-20000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....22-27 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 11 TO 17 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 29 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110118.STORM.01/GJT