FNUS75 KGJT 242040
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LINGERING EFFECTS OF THIS AFTERNOON'S FAST MOVING
SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. CLOUDS WILL PARTIALLY
CLEAR DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN ON
FRIDAY. ANOTHER FAST MOVING STORM WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA
DURING THE AFTERNOON BRINGING WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CLOUD BASES.........RISING TO 2000 FT AGL EARLY THIS EVENING...
    THEN BASES RISING TO ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
    5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 35 MPH DECREASING TO 24 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........LOWERING FROM ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP TO 2000 FT
    AGL IN THE MORNING...THEN LOWERING TO...OR
    BELOW THE STUDY PLOT DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-31 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........74-79%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110324.STORM.02/GJT