FNUS75 KGJT 181149
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
449 AM MST FRI FEB 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MST ON FEBRUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS WITH AREAS OF
LIGHT SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAIN TOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
A STRONGER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BE ARRIVING ON SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW
                    AFTER 2 PM.
CLOUD BASES.........10,000 FT AGL THIS MORNING...RAPIDLY LOWERING TO
                    THE BASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
CLOUD TOPS..........25,000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-31 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 13 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 18 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW UNTIL
                    MIDNIGHT.
CLOUD BASES.........NEAR THE BASE.
CLOUD TOPS..........20,000 FT MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-20 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SNOW...MAINLY AFTER 1200.
CLOUD BASES.........3000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...LOWERING TO AROUND
                    BASE AREA IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD TOPS..........ABOVE 25,000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........66-71%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 14 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 29 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110218.STORM.01/GJT