FNUS75 KGJT 242203
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MST ON JANUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THIN STRATUS CEILINGS HANG ON TO THE MOUNTAIN THIS
AFTERNOON BUT ARE EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BEFORE SUNSET. SO ONLY
SCATTERED LOW CLOUDS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT. IN NORTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT...THE NEXT IN THE SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL BRING
INCREASING CLOUDS TUESDAY. CLOUD CEILINGS WILL LOWER TO MOUNTAIN
TOP IN THE AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
CLOUD BASES.........1500-2500 FEET AGL BECOMING SCATTERED AFTER
                    6PM.
CLOUD TOPS..........11,000-12,000 FEET MSL (CLOUD DECK ABOUT
                    1000 FEET THICK).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....1-6 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING AND LOWERING CLOUDS. SCATTERED
                    AFTERNOON SNOW SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........LOWERING TO 2000 FEET AGL BY NOON AND TO THE
                    STUDY SITE BY 3 PM.
CLOUD TOPS..........20,000 FEET MSL OR MORE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....19-24 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 22 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110124.STORM.02/GJT