FNUS75 KGJT 051148
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
448 AM MST SAT FEB 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MST ON FEBRUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CARRY A SERIES OF EMBEDDED DISTURBANCES
ACROSS THE AREA INTO NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF SNOWFALL AT THE RESEARCH SITE. CLOUDS AND SNOW WILL
GENERALLY ENGULF THE SITE THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH VISIBILITY OFTEN
BELOW ONE MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
CLOUD BOTTOMS.......BELOW THE RESEARCH SITE.
CLOUD TOPS..........15000-17000 FT MST.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....19-24 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........74-79%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS 25-30 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 27 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
CLOUD BOTTOMS.......BELOW THE RESEARCH SITE.
CLOUD TOPS..........15000 FT MST.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....8-13 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS 25-30
                    MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 MPH DECREASING TO 12 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
CLOUD BOTTOMS.......AT OR BELOW THE RESEARCH SITE.
CLOUD TOPS..........15000 FT MST.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....14-19 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........64-69%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110205.STORM.01/GJT