FNUS75 KGJT 142153
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - PM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
353 PM MDT MON MAR 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1429 MDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND
OF SNOW TO THE RESEARCH SITE TONIGHT. THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS WILL
INCREASE EARLY THIS EVENING...BECOMING NUMEROUS BY MIDNIGHT.
ACTIVITY WILL WIND DOWN LATE TONIGHT WITH SHOWERS ENDING BY AROUND
SUNRISE. CLOUDS WILL DECREASE FOR A TIME ON TUESDAY...INCREASING
AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80% MAINLY HIGH CLOUDS EARLY
                    THIS EVENING THEN THICKENING). SHOWERS
                    DEVELOPING AND BECOMING NUMEROUS BY LATE
                    EVENING.
CLOUD BASES.........15000 FT AGL...LOWERING TO 4000 AGL BY LATE
                    EVENING THEN TO MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL OVERNIGHT.
CLOUD TOPS..........25000 FT MSL...LOWERING TO 15000 FT MSL BY
                    MIDNIGHT
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH...DECREASING TO 10 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%)...INCREASING CLOUDS LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........8000-10000 FT AGL...LOWERING TO 5000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD TOPS..........25000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110314.STORM.02/GJT