FNUS75 KGJT 221143
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
443 AM MST SAT JAN 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MST ON JANUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STORM SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE
REGION THIS MORNING BRINGING LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES TODAY. SNOW
INTENSITY WILL DECREASE LATE TONIGHT. CLOUDS WILL LINGER SUNDAY BUT
SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE ISOLATED IN NATURE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........MOSTLY BELOW MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL (<200 FT AGL).
CLOUD TOPS..........18,000-20,000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....18-23 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........71-76%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 34 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........BELOW MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL THROUGH 1000...THEN
                    OCCASIONALLY INCREASING TO 1000-2000 FT AGL.
CLOUD TOPS..........12,000-15,000 FT MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....4-9 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH BECOMING WEST 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 24 MPH BECOMING NORTH 14 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........GENERALLY 2000-3000 FT AGL OR HIGHER.
CLOUD TOPS..........12,000-15,000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....18-23 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........59-64%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 13 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110122.STORM.01/GJT