FNUS75 KGJT 232157
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - PM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
257 PM MST WED FEB 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A WEAK
DISTURBANCE THAT CROSSES THE AREA TONIGHT. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE ON THURSDAY IN WEST-SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AS A COLD FRONT
DROPS SOUTH ACROSS WYOMING...REACHING SOUTHERN WYOMING THURSDAY
NIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDS INCREASING THIS EVENING BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%) BY 2200. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CLOUD BASES.........3000 FT AGL LOWERING TO 1000-2000 FT AGL BY 2200.
CLOUD TOPS..........15,000 FT MSL UNTIL 2200 THEN RISING TO 23,000 FT MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....9-14 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 13 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........1000-1500 FT AGL LOWERING TO 0-200 FT AGL AT
                    TIMES IN SNOW.
CLOUD TOPS..........20,000 FT MSL
MAX TEMPERATURE.....20-25 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 17 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110223.STORM.02/GJT