FNUS75 KGJT 302158
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MST ON JANUARY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DIG SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE FOUR
CORNERS BY MONDAY MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOWERING AND
THICKENING CLOUDS TONIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY MORNING BRINGING ENHANCED SNOWFALL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CLOUD BASES.........LOWERING TO MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL AFTER MIDNIGHT
                    ...THEN TO NEAR THE STUDY SITE BY SUNRISE.
CLOUD TOPS..........GREATER THAN 18,000 FT MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-20 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........AT OR BELOW THE STUDY SITE IN THE MORNING...
                    RISING TO 1000-2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD TOPS..........AROUND 17,000 FT MSL IN THE MORNING...
                    LOWERING TO 15,000 FT MSL AFTER 4 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....18-23 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........63-68%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110130.STORM.02/GJT