FNUS75 KGJT 021142
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
442 AM MST WED MAR 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MST ON MARCH 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN SETTING UP FOR MUCH OF WESTERN COLORADO AS A
SERIES OF MOIST PACIFIC STORMS LINE UP TO PASS THROUGH THE REGION.
FIRST IMPULSE ARRIVES THIS EVENING...BRINGING A FEW SNOW SHOWERS AND
LOWER CLOUD BASES OVERNIGHT. BRIEF BREAK EARLY THURSDAY...BEFORE
ANOTHER STRONGER WAVE ARRIVES THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING
MORE SNOW AND MUCH LOWER CLOUD BASES BY LATE IN THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP THIS MORNING...THEN
                    GRADUALLY LOWERING THIS AFTERNOON TO AROUND 2000 FT AGL.
CLOUD TOPS..........15,000 TO 20,000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........500-1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0200...THE LIFTING TO
                    2000 FT AGL.
CLOUD TOPS..........AROUND 12,000 FT MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH DECREASING TO 2-5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 27 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY DURING
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........AROUND 2000 AGL UNTIL NOON...THEN LOWERING TO
                    THE VALLEY FLOOR BY 2 PM.
CLOUDY TOPS.........20,000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........63-68%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110302.STORM.01/GJT