FNUS75 KGJT 121214
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
514 AM MST SAT MAR 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0429 MST ON MARCH 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SERIES OF WAVES WILL AFFECT THE SITE THIS WEEKEND.
THE TAIL END OF ONE WAVE WAS PASSING BEFORE SUNRISE TODAY. THERE
MAY BE A BRIEF BREAK IN CLOUDS THIS MORNING BEFORE THE NEXT WAVE
BEGINS IMPACTING THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SECOND WAVE WILL
PASS TONIGHT. AF BRIEF RIDING LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...A
THIRD WAVE REACHES THE SITE ON MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL
                    1400...THEN INCREASING TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM AFTER 1500.
CLOUD BASES.........3000-4000 FT AGL UNTIL 1400...THE LOWERING TO
                    1500 FT AGL.
CLOUD TOPS..........15000-18000 FT MSL UNTIL 1400...THEN RISING TO
                    25000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SNOW LIKELY.
CLOUD BASES.........500-1000 FT AGL. OCCASIONALLY DOWN TO SITE LEVEL.
CLOUD TOPS..........25000 FT MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 MPH BECOMING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90% UNTIL 1300...THEN 70-80%)
                    SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 1300...DECREASING
                    TO ISOLATED DURING THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........1000 FT AGL RISING TO 2000-2500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CLOUD TOPS..........25000 FT MSL LOWERING TO 15000 FT MSL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........64-69%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 12 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 19 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110312.STORM.01/GJT