FNUS75 KGJT 152218
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - PM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
318 PM MST TUE FEB 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MST ON FEBRUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH WEDNESDAY BRINGING
CONTINUED MILD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE
DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS GRADIENTS TIGHTEN IN ADVANCE OF A
COLD FRONT PUSHING INTO THE GREAT BASIN. THIS FRONT WILL USHER IN
DEEPER MOISTURE...COLDER TEMPERATURES AND SNOWFALL WILL MOVE IN BY
WEDNESDAY EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
CLOUD BASES.........ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP.
CLOUD TOPS..........ABOVE 20000 FT MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....12-17 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) UNTIL NOON...THEN
                    BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%).
CLOUD BASES.........ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP...LOWERING DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........ABOVE 20000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110215.STORM.02/GJT