FNUS75 KGJT 061219
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
519 AM MST SUN FEB 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MST ON FEBRUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A RATHER MOIST NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST OVER THE RESEARCH
SITE THROUGH THIS EVENING.  IT WILL NOT BE QUITE AS MOIST LATE
TONIGHT AND MOST OF MONDAY AS THE FLOW ALOFT TURNS TO THE NORTHWEST
TONIGHT AND TO THE WEST BY MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). PERIODS OF SNOW.
CLOUD BASES.........500-1000 FT AGL. SITE OCCASIONALLY IN CLOUDS.
CLOUD TOPS..........22, 000 FT MSL
MAX TEMPERATURE.....18-23 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...
                    THEN NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CLOUD BASES.........500-1000 FT AGL. SITE OCCASIONALLY IN CLOUDS.
CLOUD TOPS..........15, 000 FT MSL
MIN TEMPERATURE.....9-14 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-NORTHWEST 18 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........500-1000 FT AGL. SITE OCCASIONALLY IN CLOUDS.
CLOUD TOPS..........18, 000 FT MSL
MAX TEMPERATURE.....19-24 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-75%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 27 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM PRINGLE
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110206.STORM.01/GJT