FNUS75 KGJT 222146
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MST ON JANUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS CURRENTLY MOVING OVER STORMVEX
CAUSING LOW CEILINGS...VISIBILITIES AND SNOW.  THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT WITH A FEW MORE INCHES POSSIBLE
LEAVING 8 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW FROM THE STORM.  CLOUD BASES
WILL GENERALLY BE AT VALLEY FLOOR THROUGH THIS EVENING BUT THEY WILL
LIFT FROM TIME TO TIME TO ROUGHLY MOUNTAIN TOP.  CLOUD TOPS WILL BE
BETWEEN 18,000 TO 20,000 FT.  CLEARING CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT
WITH ONLY PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES EXPECTED TOMORROW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....9-14 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 24 MPH BECOMING NORTH 14 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....17-22 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........56-61%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110122.STORM.02/GJT