FNUS75 KGJT 072143
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MST ON MARCH 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD INTO THE EXPERIMENT SITE
FROM THE SOUTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND THEN
CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. FLOW SHIFTS TO THE NORTHWEST BY TUESDAY
MORNING WHICH SHOULD KEEP SNOW AND LOW CLOUD BASES THROUGH MIDDAY.
SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SNOW.
CLOUD BASES.........LOWERING TO 500-1000 FT AGL BY 1900 MST. OCCASIONALLY
                    0-500 FT AGL.
CLOUD TOPS..........15000 FT MSL RISING TO 25000 FT MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-20 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........0-500 FT UNTIL 1200...THEN 500-1000 FT AGL.
CLOUD TOPS..........25000 FT MSL IN THE MORNING LOWERING TO 16000 FT MSL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....19-24 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........64-69%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110307.STORM.02/GJT