FNUS75 KGJT 312143 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - PM...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 243 PM MST MON JAN 31 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MST ON JANUARY 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AS A PACIFIC STORM AND ARCTIC AIRMASS MOVE OVER THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME VERY COLD TONIGHT AND WILL STRUGGLE TO WARM TUESDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS. CLOUD BASES.........AT OR BELOW THE STUDY SITE THIS EVENING... OCCASIONALLY RISING TO 200 TO 500 FEET AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLOUD TOPS..........NEAR 18,000 FEET MSL. MIN TEMPERATURE.....14 BELOW-9 BELOW F. MAX HUMIDITY........92-97%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS. CLOUD BASES.........AT OR BELOW THE STUDY SITE...OCCASIONALLY RISING TO 500 TO 1000 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUD TOPS..........NEAR 15,000 FEET MSL. MAX TEMPERATURE.....3 BELOW-2 ABOVE F. MIN HUMIDITY........52-57%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH INCREASING TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...NORV LARSON REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110131.STORM.02/GJT