FNUS75 KGJT 182159
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MST ON JANUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE SITE WILL BE BETWEEN DISTURBANCES IN NORTHWEST
FLOW TONIGHT. LOW CLOUDS HANGING OVER MOUNTAIN TOPS WILL BEGIN
FAIRLY SHALLOW THIS EVENING THEN DEEPEN AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE
DISTURBANCE PASSES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CLOUDS TOPS SHOULD BEGIN
LOWERING BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN SNOW BECOMING WIDESPREAD AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
BASES TOPS..........1000-2000 FT AGL UNTIL 0300 LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL
                    BY 0500.
CLOUD TOPS..........12,000-14,000 FT MSL UNTIL MIDNIGHT THEN RISING
                    20,000 FT MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....13-18 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 26 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SNOW.
CLOUD BASES.........BELOW SITE LEVEL.
CLOUD TOPS..........25,000 FT MSL UNTIL 1400...THEN LOWERING TO
                    20,000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....21-26 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 10-15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 29 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110118.STORM.02/GJT