FNUS75 KGJT 111150
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
450 AM MST FRI MAR 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MST ON MARCH 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A MOIST WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WITH NUMEROUS WEAK EMBEDDED
WAVES WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW TO THE MOUNTAIN THROUGH SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........1000-2000 FT AGL...OCCASIONALLY DECREASING TO
                    GROUND LEVEL DURING HEAVIER SHOWERS.
CLOUD TOPS..........16000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-38 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 26 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CLOUD BASES.........>3000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CLOUD TOPS..........17000 FT MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....17-22 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........1000-2000 FT AGL...OCCASIONALLY DECREASING TO
                    GROUND LEVEL DURING HEAVIER SHOWERS.
CLOUD TOPS..........16000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-38 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........58-63%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 26 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110311.STORM.01/GJT