FNUS75 KGJT 241039
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
439 AM MDT THU MAR 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FAST MOVING PACIFIC STORM WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TO THE SITE.
THIS ACTIVITY WILL DISSIPATE AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH ANOTHER STORM
APPROACHING FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS THIS MORNING...THEN CLOUDY
                    THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER 2 PM.
CLOUD BASES.........DROPPING TO 2000 FT AGL BY 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6-12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 27 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CLOUD BASES.........2000 FT AGL UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN BASES
                    RISING TO ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-23 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 35 MPH DECREASING TO 24 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN CLOUDY
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER NOON.
CLOUD BASES.........LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL BY MID-AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-57%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AND INCREASING TO 6-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110324.STORM.01/GJT