FNUS75 KGJT 031156
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
456 AM MST THU FEB 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MST ON FEBRUARY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PASS THROUGH THE SITE TODAY
BRINGING INCREASING MID LEVEL CLOUDS. THIS WAVE WILL EXIT THIS
EVENING...WITH ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVING IN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS
SECOND SYSTEM WILL BRING MORE SNOW SHOWERS TO THE AREA BY EARLY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH CLOUD BASES DROPPING BELOW MOUNTAIN TOP.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) BY MID-MORNING.
CLOUD BOTTOMS.......DROPPING TO AROUND 3500 FT AGL BY 1500 MST.
CLOUD TOPS..........AROUND 15000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....13-18 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
CLOUD BASES.........AT OR ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL.
CLOUD TOPS..........ABOVE 20000 FT MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....5-10 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 11 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........LOWERING TO 2000 TO 3000 FT AGL BY 1500 MST.
CLOUD TOPS..........BETWEEN 7000 AND 10000 FT MSL BY 1500 MST.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....18-23 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110203.STORM.01/GJT