FNUS75 KGJT 172303
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHWEST COLORADO
AND MUCH DRIER AIR IS MOVING OVER THE STUDY SITE FROM THE
NORTHWEST. CLOUD CEILINGS HAVE RISEN ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL
THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. HIGHER CLOUDS WILL
INVADE AGAIN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON A S A WEAK DISTURBANCE PASSES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED EVENING SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL THIS EVENING...DISSIPATING
                    BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
CLOUD TOPS..........16,000 TO 18,000 FEET MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....10-15 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-67%.
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 THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED AFTERNOON FLURRIES.
CLOUD BASES.........FORMING ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD TOPS..........INITIALLY AT 20,000 FEET MSL LOWERING TO 16,000 FEET
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 13 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 23 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110217.STORM.02/GJT