FNUS75 KGJT 182046
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - PM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
246 PM MDT FRI MAR 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...RELATIVELY DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW EXPECTED OVER THE RESEARCH
SITE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR EARLY...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
CLOUD BASES.........UNLIMITED INITIALLY...SCATTERED CLOUD DECK
    ARRIVING AROUND MIDNIGHT AT AROUND 1000 FT AGL.
CLOUD TOPS..........UNLIMITED INTIALLY...THEN FROM 11000 TO 12000 FT MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-26 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-87%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 19 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
CLOUD BASES.........SCATTERED CLOUD DECK AT AROUND 1000 FT AGL.
CLOUD TOPS..........11000 TO 12000 FT MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
    AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110318.STORM.03/GJT