FNUS75 KGJT 231049
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
449 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0429 MDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COLD AIR ALOFT AND MOISTURE WRAPPING AROUND AN UPPER LOW SITTING OVER
THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS WILL KEEP CLOUD BASES NEAR MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL
THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS. HOWEVER RELAXING LAPSE RATES AND DRIER
AIR WORKING INTO THE AREA SHOULD LEAD TO CLOUD DECKS LIFTING AND
SCATTERED OUT INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. MOISTURE WILL BE RETURNING BY
LATE IN THE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT WESTERN SYSTEM MOVING INTO
THE EASTERN GREAT BASIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MID MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY.
CLOUD BASES.........NEAR MOUNTAIN LEVEL UP TO 500 FT AGL EARLY...BECOMING
                    UNLIMITED BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 35 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH INCREASING CLOUDS BY SUNRISE.
CLOUD BASES.........UNLIMITED...DROPPING TO NEAR 5000 FT AGL LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-23 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........NEAR 5000 FT AGL EARLY...DROPPING TO 500 FT AGL OR
                    LESS AS SNOW SHOWERS INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 28 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110323.STORM.01/GJT