FNUS75 KGJT 192120
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - PM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
320 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK SHORTWAVE MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER
STATES HAS RESULTED IN INCREASED SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY.
WINDS AREA EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG THIS EVENING BEFORE
DIMINISHING BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AGAIN
DEVELOP ON SUNDAY...BUT THEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE QUITE AS
STRONG. HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM OVER THE AREA.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY.
CLOUD BASES.........20000 MSL.
CLOUD TOPS..........25000 MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-87%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS 30-40
                    MPH...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BY MIDNIGHT
                    TO 5-10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 36 MPH DECREASING TO 25 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%).
CLOUD BASES.........20000 MSL.
CLOUD TOPS..........25000 MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-16 MPH. GUSTS 25-30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110319.STORM.02/GJT