FNUS75 KGJT 192148
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - PM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
248 PM MST SAT FEB 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MST ON FEBRUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A MOIST AND ENERGETIC STORM WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY...BRINGING LOW CLOUDS AND SNOWFALL TO THE MOUNTAIN AND
SURROUNDING VALLEYS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). PERIODS OF SNOW.
CLOUD BASES.........LOWERING TO THE VALLEY FLOOR BY 2200.
CLOUD TOPS..........ABOVE 25,000 FT MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....14-19 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). PERIODS OF SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....23-28 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-56%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 8-14 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110219.STORM.02/GJT