FNUS75 KGJT 131044
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
444 AM MDT SUN MAR 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MDT ON MARCH 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE PAST THE SITE AROUND
MID-MORNING FOLLOWED BUT GRADUAL CLEARING AND DIMINISHING OF
PRECIPITATION. A TRANSIENT RIDGE SLIDES ACROSS TONIGHT WITH
SOUTHWEST WINDS BRING INCREASING AND LOWERING CLOUDS MONDAY
AFTERNOON. CLOUDS MONDAY NIGHT WILL DOWN NEAR SITE LEVEL IN SNOW AS
ANOTHER UPPER DISTURBANCE PASSES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........500-1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 1000-1500 FT AGL.
CLOUD TOPS..........25000 FT MSL LOWERING TO 13000 FT MSL BY 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 MPH BECOMING WEST AFTER 1200.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
CLOUD BASES.........10000 FT AGL.
CLOUD TOPS..........20000 FT MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-24 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........8000-10000 FT AGL LOWERING TO 2000-2500 FT AGL
                    AFTER 1400.
CLOUD TOPS..........25000 FT AGL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 21 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110313.STORM.01/GJT