FNUS75 KGJT 092246
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - PM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
346 PM MST WED FEB 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MST ON FEBRUARY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS ARE INCREASING FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS
AFTERNOON. A DISTURBANCE NEAR POCATELLO THIS AFTERNOON WILL RACE
OVER THE STUDY SITE THIS EVENING. IT WILL BRING LOW CLOUD CEILINGS
AND EVENTUALLY SOME LIGHT SNOWFALL THAT WILL PERSIST INTO THURSDAY.
PATCHY VALLEY FOG MAY ALSO FORM LATE TONIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY BY 8PM WITH
                    LIGHT SHOWERS POSSIBLE.
CLOUD BASES.........DROPPING TO 2000-3000 FT AGL BY 8 PM. THEN
                    LOWERING TO STUDY SITE LEVEL AT TIMES IN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CLOUD TOPS..........INITIALLY AT 20,000 FT MSL LOWERING TO 12,000 FT
                    MSL BY SUNRISE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....6 BELOW-1 BELOW F.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED MAINLY MORNING
                    SHOWERS. PATCHY MORNING VALLEY FOG. NOT AS COLD.
CLOUD BASES.........1000-2000 FT AGL...LOWERING TO THE STUDY SITE AT
                    TIMES IN MORNING SHOWERS.
CLOUD TOPS..........AROUND 12,000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....10-15 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........58-63%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING WEST 2-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110209.STORM.02/GJT