FNUS75 KGJT 012209
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MST ON MARCH 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND THICKEN
TOWARDS MORNING. THE NOSE OF A 125 KNOT JET WORKS INTO CENTRAL
COLORADO IN THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PRODUCE UPPER LEVEL LIFT
ALONG WITH INCREASING MOISTURE IN THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH LOWERED
CLOUD CEILINGS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CLOUD BASES.........20,000 FT AGL.
CLOUD TOPS..........25,000 FT MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....14-19 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66%.
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 CLOUDY. FLURRIES POSSIBLE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL AROUND 7000 FEET MSL.
CLOUD BASES.........OCCASIONALLY LOWERING TO 3000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD TOPS..........17000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 3-10 MPH SHIFTING TO 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