FNUS75 KGJT 241145
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
445 AM MST MON JAN 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0500 MST ON JANUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCE IN NORTH TO NORTHWEST FLOW
MOVES BY THE SITE BEFORE NOON TODAY. DRYING WILL RESULT IN CLOUDS
ERODING THIS AFTERNOON. MID TO HIGH CLOUDS ON THE INCREASE AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...LOWERING ON TUESDAY AS THE NEXT FAST-MOVING
DISTURBANCE IN NORTHWEST FLOW APPROACHES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%) UNTIL 1000...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY
                    (70-80%) UNTIL 1300...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (50-60%). SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........1000-2000 FT AGL OCCASIONAL 0-100 FT AGL UNTIL
                    1200...THEN 1500-2500 FT AGL.
CLOUD TOPS..........22,000 FT MSL UNTIL 1100...THEN 14,000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....21-26 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
CLOUD BASES.........10,000 FT AGL.
CLOUD TOPS..........25,000 FT MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....5-10 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING BECOMING WIDESPREAD IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........10,000 FT AGL LOWERING TO 2000-2500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. OCCASIONALLY 500-1000 FT AGL IN SNOW.
CLOUD TOPS..........25,000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-29 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5-10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 22 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110124.STORM.01/GJT