FNUS75 KGJT 071155
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
455 AM MST MON MAR 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MST ON MARCH 07. IF
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE WHICH PASSED OVER THE RESEARCH
SITE OVERNIGHT WILL BRING SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TO THE AREA EARLY
THIS MORNING. EXPECT A LULL IN ACTIVITY DURING THE LATTER PART OF
THE MORNING INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE NEXT WINTER
STORM. THE AFFECTS OF THE NEXT STORM WILL IMPACT THE RESEARCH SITE
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY BRINGING AROUND A FOOT OF NEW SNOW BY TUESDAY
EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN PERIODS OF SNOW IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........SURFACE TO 500 FT AGL RISING TO 1000-1500 FT AGL
    BY 1000...LOWERING TO 500-1000 FT AGL AFTER 1500.
CLOUD TOPS..........13000-15000 FT MSL UNTIL 1500...THEN INCREASING
                    TO 25000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........71-76%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SNOW.
CLOUD BASES.........ON THE SURFACE.
CLOUD TOPS..........25000 FT MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-20 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-8 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). PERIODS OF SNOW.
CLOUD BASES.........ON THE SURFACE.
CLOUD TOPS..........25000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....21-26 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........63-68%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
    25 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110307.STORM.01/GJT