FNUS75 KGJT 201703
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COFFEE POT COMMAND...GARFIELD CO SEARCH AND RESCUE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1003 AM MST SUN FEB 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0948 MST ON FEBRUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS
ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WORKS INTO THE REGION. ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE UNDER 6 INCHES...WITH MOST OF THE
SNOW FALLING AFTER 3 PM. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES AFTER
MIDNIGHT WITH ONLY ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED ON MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL
                    2 PM...THEN SNOW SHOWERS BECOMING LIKELY
                    WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....19-24 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-56%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS ENDING AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3
                    INCHES.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....5-10 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 8-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH.

.WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....18-23 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AND INCREASING TO 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...LANNY GRANT
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20110220.COFFE.01/GJT