FNUS75 KGJT 062143
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MST ON MARCH 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER DISTURBANCE CROSSES THE SITE AREA AROUND
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WESTERLY OROGRAPHIC FLOW WILL KEEP SNOW PRESENT
INTO THE EARLY MORNINGS...BUT INTENSITY SHOULD DIMINISH BY SUNRISE.
A DOWNTURN IN ACTIVITY WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY AFTERNOON ON
MONDAY BEFORE SNOW INCREASES BY LATE AFTERNOON AS A MORE SIGNIFICANT
WINTER STORM APPROACHES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SNOW.
CLOUD BASES.........0-200 FT AGL.
CLOUD TOPS..........25000 FT MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....17-22 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL
                    1300...THEN BECOMING NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........1500-2000 FT AGL LOWERING TO 500-1000 FT AGL
                    AFTER 1300.
CLOUD TOPS..........13000-15000 FT MSL UNTIL 1300...THEN INCREASING
                    TO 25000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........63-68%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110306.STORM.02/GJT