FNUS75 KGJT 171216
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
516 AM MST THU FEB 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT BRINGS WIDESPREAD SNOW THIS MORNING...BUT TAPERS OFF TO SNOW
SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVES
DOWNSTREAM.  THE REGION WILL BE IN BETWEEN WEATHER SYSTEMS ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW THIS MORNING...TAPERING OFF THE SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........BASE AREA.
CLOUD TOPS..........20,000 TO 25,000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....21-26 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 29 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CLOUD BASES.........AROUND BASE AREA THEN LIFTING LATE EVENING.
CLOUD TOPS..........LOWERING TO 15,000 FT MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....9-14 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-69%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 12 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%).
CLOUD BASES.........7,500 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD TOPS..........ABOVE 25,000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-29 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 12
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 23 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110217.STORM.01/GJT