FNUS75 KGJT 052147
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MST ON MARCH 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY WITH EMBEDDED
DISTURBANCES. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT OF THESE DISTURBANCES SHOULD PASS
SUNDAY NIGHT. A LARGER AND MORE SIGNFICANT WINTER STORM IS THEN EXPECTED
TO ARRIVE IN WESTERN COLORADO MONDAY NIGHT.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN SNOW LIKELY.
CLOUD BASES.........2500 FT AGL UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 500-1000 FT AGL.
CLOUD TOPS..........18,000 FT MSL RISING TO 25,000 FT MSL BY MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....14-19 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). PERIODS OF SNOW.
CLOUD BASES.........500-1000 FT AGL.
CLOUD TOPS..........25,000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........73-78%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 24 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110305.STORM.02/GJT