FNUS75 KGJT 081154
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
454 AM MST TUE FEB 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MST ON FEBRUARY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE STRONGEST PORTION OF THE STORM HAS PASSED OVER
THE STUDY PLOT...HOWEVER PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS
MORNING GIVING WAY TO MORE SCATTERED SHOWERS DURING THE AFTERNOON.
SNOWFALL WILL LARGELY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO
DRIFT SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN RESPONSE TO A WEAK DISTURBANCE IN THE
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). PERIODS OF SNOW IN THE MORNING
    ...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
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..........16000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....19-24 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
    25 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CLOUD BASES.........BASES 500-1000 FEET AGL...OCCASIONALLY
            IN CLOUD DURING SNOW SHOWERS
CLOUD TOPS..........13000 FT MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....5-10 BELOW-ZERO F.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-58%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 10-15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH
    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........SCATTERED BASES 1500-2000 FEET AGL.
CLOUD TOPS..........13000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....1-6 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110208.STORM.01/GJT