FNUS75 KGJT 061151
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
451 AM MST SUN MAR 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MST ON MARCH 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE OVER THE RESEARCH SITE IN
RESPONSE TO AN APPROACHING DISTURBANCE IN THE WESTERLIES TODAY.
THE SYSTEM WILL PASS OVER THE AREA TONIGHT FOR CONTINUED SNOWFALL
WHICH WILL DECREASE MONDAY MORNING. A STRONGER STORM THREATENS TO
IMPACT THE AREA LATE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). PERIODS OF SNOW.
CLOUD BASES.........500-1000 FT AGL.
CLOUD TOPS..........25000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........73-78%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SNOW CONTINUING.
CLOUD BASES.........AT OR BELOW THE RESEARCH SITE...OCCASIONALLY
    RISING TO 500 FT AGL.
CLOUD TOPS..........25000 FT MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-24 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
    IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NUMEROUS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........500-1000 FT AGL.
CLOUD TOPS..........12000-15000 FT MSL...RISING TO 2000 FT MSL LATE
    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-31 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........72-77%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
    SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110306.STORM.01/GJT