FNUS75 KGJT 022205
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MST ON MARCH 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...PACIFIC MOISTURE CONTINUES TO POUR INTO THE REGION
ON THE NOSE A 125KT JET THIS EVENING. CEILINGS WILL LOWER OVERNIGHT
WITH FLURRIES POSSIBLE. AN OPEN PACIFIC WAVE PASSES ON THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL BRING LOCALLY STRONG
SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM. AFTER SOME CLEARING THURSDAY
EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING...A SECOND PACIFIC WAVE WILL PASS
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........2000 FT AGL LOWERING TO 500-1000 FT AGL
                     AROUND MIDNIGHT.
CLOUD TOPS..........AROUND 14,000 FT MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-26 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH DECREASING TO 3-7 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 27 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS
                    POSSIBLE.
CLOUD BASES.........AROUND 2000 AGL UNTIL MID MORNING...THEN
                    LOWERING TO THE VALLEY FLOOR IN HEAVY
                    AFTERNOON SHOWERS.
CLOUDY TOPS.........20,000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........66-71%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 3-7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110302.STORM.02/GJT