FNUS75 KGJT 151050
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
450 AM MDT TUE MAR 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MDT ON MARCH 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DISORGANIZED WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL BRING INCREASED
CLOUDS AND FLURRIES TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS. SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
THAT WILL PASS THURSDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY. BY FRIDAY
MORNING 10-20 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE ON MOUNT WERNER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS
                    AFTERNOON WITH FLURRIES POSSIBLE.
CLOUD BASES.........NEAR MOUNTAIN TOP THIS EARLY MORNING THEN
                    BECOMING SCATTERED 2000-3000 FT AGL.
                    CEILINGS REFORMING AT 2000-3000 FT AGL AGAIN THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
CLOUD TOPS..........12000-14000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 8-15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH INCREASING TO 22 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%).
CLOUD BASES.........2000 FT AGL...BECOMING SCATTERED BEFORE
                    MIDNIGHT.
CLOUD TOPS..........12000 FT MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........2000-3000 FT AGL FORMING A CEILING IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CLOUD TOPS..........16000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 10-15
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 32 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110315.STORM.01/GJT