FNUS75 KGJT 051147
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
447 AM MST SAT MAR 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0429 MST ON MARCH 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT
SUNDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH CLOUDS THIS MORNING WILL THICKEN TODAY AS
PACIFIC MOISTURE STREAMS ACROSS THE WEST. A FEW SHOWERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER NEARBY HIGHER TERRAIN THIS EVENING. THEN THE
CHANCE OF SNOW WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT WITH SNOW BECOMING
WIDESPREAD SUNDAY MORNING AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE BRUSHES
THE PARK RANGE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%).
CLOUD BASES.........9000 TO 10,000 FEET AGL...LOWERING TO AROUND
                    5000 FEET AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD TOPS..........25,000 MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-31 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 19 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CLOUD BASES.........5000 FEET AGL...LOWERING TO AROUND 2000 FEET AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CLOUD TOPS..........20,000 FEET MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........AT OR BELOW THE STATION SITE.
CLOUD TOPS..........20,000 FEET MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........58-63%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH. GUSTY AND VARIABLE WINDS
                    NEAR SHOWERS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 24 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110305.STORM.01/GJT