FNUS75 KGJT 262210 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - PM...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 310 PM MST WED JAN 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MST ON JANUARY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH...ENDING AROUND MID-EVENING... WITH PARTIAL CLEARING BY MIDNIGHT. NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH DRIER CONDITIONS EXPECTED. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ENDING BY MID-EVENING. CLOUD BASES.........UNTIL MID-EVENING: NEAR MOUNTAIN TOP...EXCEPT AT SITE LEVEL IN SNOW SHOWERS. THEN LIFTING TO AROUND 4000 FT AGL. CLOUD TOPS..........15,000 FT MSL...LIFTING TO AROUND 20,000 FT MSL BY MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....7-12 F. MAX HUMIDITY........74-79%. 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..........18,000 FT MSL. MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30 F. MIN HUMIDITY........48-53%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110126.STORM.02/GJT