FNUS75 KGJT 252228
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - PM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
328 PM MST TUE JAN 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MST ON JANUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AS A DISTURBANCE
IN THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST PASSES OVER NORTHWEST COLORADO. LINGERING
MOISTURE WILL KEEP LOW CLOUDS OVER MOUNTAIN PEAKS THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY...BUT CLOUD DEPTH WILL THIN DUE TO DRYING ALOFT DURING THE
AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........AT SITE LEVEL OR BELOW.
CLOUD TOPS..........25,000 MSL UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN
                    LOWERING TO AROUND 15,000 MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....8-13 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (50-60%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........BETWEEN SITE LEVEL AND MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN 3,000-5,000 FEET AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CLOUD TOPS..........BETWEEN 13,000-15,000 FEET MSL IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN 17,000-20,000 FEET MSL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....21-26 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-62%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 13 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110125.STORM.02/GJT