FNUS75 KGJT 162329
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - PM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
429 PM MST WED FEB 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MST ON FEBRUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT TO
   MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS THE
AFTERNOON PROGRESSES AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT IS CURRENTLY OVER
EASTERN NEVADA/WESTERN UTAH. PREDOMINANT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS REACHING UPWARDS OF 65 MPH...ESPECIALLY
AFTER NIGHTFALL. SNOWFALL WILL ALSO INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH
8 TO 16 INCHES OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE BY MIDNIGHT THURSDAY. CLOUD
BASES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE ABOUT 4000FT
AGL AND WILL DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TO VALLEY FLOORS...AND THEN
VARY TO 1000 TO 2000FT AGL. CLOUD TOPS WILL BE NEAR 12000FT AGL
TOMORROW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....14-19 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 65 MPH DECREASING TO 14 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-29 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-59%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 MPH INCREASING TO 31 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110216.STORM.02/GJT