FNUS75 KGJT 041153
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
453 AM MST FRI MAR 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS
THE SECOND PHASE OF THIS WINTER STORM SWEEPS OVER THE AREA. AT
TIMES SHOWERS MAY BECOME HEAVY DUE TO THE CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THE
AIR MASS. DRIER AND MORE STABLE CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS
EVENING AS A SHORTWAVE RIDGE MOVE IN BEHIND THE STORM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........AT OR BELOW THE STATION SITE.
CLOUD TOPS..........17,000 FEET MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-29 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........56-61%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 14 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 23 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CLOUD BASES.........500 TO 1000 FEET AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...
                    THEN LIFTING TO 3000 TO 4000 FEET AGL BY
                    MIDNIGHT.
CLOUD TOPS..........12,000 TO 13,000 MSL EARLY IN THE EVENING...
                    INCREASING TO 16,000 FEET MSL BY MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....8-13 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 13 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) IN THE MORNING...
                    THEN INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS (60-70% AFTER
                    1400 MST).
CLOUD BASES.........9000 TO 10,000 FEET AGL.
CLOUD TOPS..........25,000 MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 MPH INCREASING TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110304.STORM.01/GJT