FNUS75 KGJT 022251
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - PM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
351 PM MST WED FEB 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MST ON FEBRUARY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLEAR AND COLD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE...WITH PATCHY FOG AGAIN
POSSIBLE IN THE YAMPA VALLEY. ANY FOG THAT DOES DEVELOP SHOULD
REMAIN BELOW THE RESEARCH SITE. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT
AHEAD OF A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE THAT WILL SWEEP OVER
NORTHWEST COLORADO ON THURSDAY. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL BRING
CLOUDS...BUT NO SNOW IS EXPECTED.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS INCREASING AFTER
                    0300 MST (40-50% BY SUNRISE).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20 BELOW-15 BELOW F.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-69%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 11 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY
                    (70-80% BY NOON).
CLOUD BOTTOMS.......12,000 FEET AGL...LOWERING TO 6000 FEET AGL BY
                    NOON THEN AROUND 3000-4000 FEET AGL BY 1500
                    MST.
CLOUD TOPS..........25,000 FEET MSL UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    16,000 FEET MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....14-19 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110202.STORM.02/GJT