FNUS75 KGJT 082305
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - PM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
407 PM MST TUE MAR 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
RESIDUAL MOISTURE AND WEAK WESTERLY FLOW WILL KEEP SNOW SHOWERS PINNED TO
THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTHERN COLORADO ROCKIES OVER A GOOD PORTION
OF THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS WILL KEEP CLOUD BASES NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE
THE TEST SITE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. CLOUD BASES SHOULD BEGIN TO LIFT
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BUT MOISTURE MOVING IN ALOFT WILL THICKEN THE CLOUD
LAYER UP TO 250 KFT MSL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CLOUD BASES.........100-500 FT AGL THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD...LIFTING TO
                    500 TO 1000 FT AGL BY MORNING.
CLOUD TOPS..........10000-14000 FT MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 18 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 TO 90%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 14 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........500-750 FT AGL...LIFTING TO 1000-1500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD TOPS..........AROUND 12000 FT MSL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 250000 FT MSL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 14 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110308.STORM.02/GJT