FNUS75 KGJT 261206
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
506 AM MST WED JAN 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MST ON JANUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL PASS OVER THE SITE
THIS MORNING WITH DECREASING CLOUDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. NORTH TO NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%) UNTIL 1200...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 1000...
                    THEN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........3000-5000 FT AGL EXCEPT 100-300 FT AGL IN SNOW.
CLOUD TOPS..........15,000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....21-26 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-59%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
CLOUD BASES.........2000 FT AGL UNTIL 2200...THEN 10,000 FT AGL.
CLOUD TOPS..........10,000-12,000 FT MSL UNTIL 2200 THEN 20,000 FT MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....7-12 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-69%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
CLOUD BASES.........4000 FT AGL.
CLOUD TOPS..........15,000 FT MSL
MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-31 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 16 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110126.STORM.01/GJT