FNUS75 KGJT 031156
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
456 AM MST THU MAR 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MST ON MARCH 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A MOIST PACIFIC FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM OVER
THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS AFTERNOON ONE EMBEDDED WAVE WITH AN
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVER NORTHWEST COLORADO. AS A
RESULT SNOW WILL INTENSIFY DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT
OVERNIGHT...THEN IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS
A SECOND PACIFIC WAVE PASSES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........2000 FT AGL UNTIL MID MORNING...THEN LOWERING
                    TO THE VALLEY FLOOR IN HEAVY AFTERNOON
                    SHOWERS.
CLOUD TOPS..........20,000 FEET MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........59-64%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 3-7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........AT OR BELOW THE STATION SITE.
CLOUD TOPS..........15,000 FEET MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....17-22 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-78%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........1000 TO 2000 FEET AGL IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    AT OR BELOW THE STATION SITE DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CLOUD TOPS..........18,000 FEET MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....22-27 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........62-67%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 27 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110303.STORM.01/GJT