FNUS75 KGJT 262154
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - PM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
254 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A CLOSED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE
DESERT SOUTHWEST TONIGHT AND INTO NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO ON SUNDAY.
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN
BECOME MORE NUMEROUS ON SUNDAY AS COLDER AIR ALOFT MOVES OVER
NORTHWEST COLORADO FOR INCREASED INSTABILITY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
CLOUD BOTTOMS.......3000 TO 4000 FEET AGL. LOWERING TO THE
                    RESEARCH SITE OR BELOW IN SHOWERS.
CLOUD TOPS..........20000 FEET MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....12-17 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH...
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
CLOUD BOTTOMS.......3000 TO 4000 FEET AGL IN THE MORNING...
                    LOWERING TO THE RESEARCH SITE OR BELOW IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD TOPS..........20000-25000 MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-29 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-62%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 MPH....BECOMING WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110226.STORM.02/GJT