FNUS75 KGJT 011639
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
939 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MST ON MARCH 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING VARYING AMOUNTS OF CIRRUS
CLOUDS. AN INVERSION JUST ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL IS HELPING TO
FOCUS THE SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS ON THE
MOUNTAIN. THE NEXT WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A CHANCE OF
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CLOUD BASES.........20,000 FT AGL
CLOUD TOPS..........25,000 FT MSL
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 10-20 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS 30-40 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....13-18 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 MPH INCREASING TO 28 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110301.STORM.02/GJT