FNUS75 KGJT 301152
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
452 AM MST SUN JAN 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MST ON JANUARY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MAKE LANDFALL THIS
MORNING THEN DIG TO SOUTH OF THE FOUR CORNERS BY MONDAY MORNING.
HIGH CLOUDS WILL THICKEN TODAY THEN LOWER TONIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED
COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP OVER THE MOUNTAIN ON MONDAY MORNING BRINGING
LOW CLOUDS AND SNOWFALL. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE MONDAY NIGHT
INTO TUESDAY PRODUCING GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%).
CLOUD BASES.........LOWERING TO 15,000 FEET AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....23-28 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER
                    3 AM.
CLOUD BASES.........LOWERING TO MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL AFTER 3 AM...
                    THEN TO NEAR THE STUDY SITE BY SUNRISE.
CLOUD TOPS..........GREATER THAN 20,000 FT MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-20 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........AT OR BELOW THE STUDY SITE IN THE MORNING...
                    RISING TO 1000-2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD TOPS..........GREATER THAN 20,000 FT MSL IN THE MORNING...
                    LOWERING TO 15,000 FT MSL AFTER 4 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....18-23 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........64-69%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 13 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110130.STORM.01/GJT