FNUS75 KGJT 232055
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...FLAT RIDGE WILL GIVE WAY TO ANOTHER SHORTWAVE TROUGH
SWEEPING INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST. AS A RESULT...LOOK
FOR INCREASING CLOUDS LATE TONIGHT WITH A FEW SHOWERS DEVELOPING
THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD DURING THE AFTERNOON
WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS RESULTING IN BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED
VISIBILITY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
CLOUD BASES.........UNLIMITED.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....17-22 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
     AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........CLOUD BASES FORMING NEAR 6000 FT AGL...LOWERING TO
    1000-2000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...THEN DROPPING
    BELOW THE STUDY PLOT DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
    SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 28 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110323.STORM.02/GJT