FNUS75 KGJT 071147
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
447 AM MST MON FEB 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MST ON FEBRUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LIGHT SNOW HAD ALREADY BEGUN TO FALL OVER MOUNT
WERNER IN A WEAK OVERRUNNING REGIME AHEAD OF THE NEXT WINTER STORM
TO IMPACT THE STUDY PLOT. SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THIS EVENING AS A
COLD FRONT SWEEPS SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE SITE LATE THIS EVENING.
EXPECT SNOWFALL TO CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING
TO SCATTERED SHOWERS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
FROM THIS STORM ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR ONE FOOT BY 6 PM TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). PERIODS OF SNOW.
CLOUD BASES.........SITE FREQUENTLY IN CLOUDS. OCCASIONAL
    BASES RISING TO 200-700 FT AGL.
CLOUD TOPS..........14000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....21-26 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........68-73%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
    AROUND 35 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SNOW.
CLOUD BASES.........SITE IN CLOUDS.
CLOUD TOPS..........13000 FT MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....8-13 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
    35 MPH...BECOMING NORTH AND DECREASING TO
    8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). PERIODS OF SNOW IN THE
    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........SITE IN CLOUDS...OCCASIONALLY BASES RISING
    TO 200-700 FT AGL IN THE MORNING. AFTER
    NOON...BASES 400-900 FT AGL OCCASIONALLY
            IN CLOUD DURING SNOW SHOWERS.
CLOUD TOPS..........13000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....12-17 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHEAST
    10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN
    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110207.STORM.01/GJT