FNUS75 KGJT 251046
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
446 AM MDT FRI MAR 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0431 MDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER FAST MOVING PACIFIC STORM WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BRINGING MORE SNOW TO THE SITE. THIS ACTIVITY
WILL DISSIPATE AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH ANOTHER STORM APPROACHING FOR
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP THIS MORNING...LOWER TO 1500 FT
                    AGL BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........66-71%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AND
                    INCREASING TO 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS...ENDING
                    LATE.
CLOUD BASES.........LOWERING TO THE VALLEY FLOOR BY EARLY EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-20 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 29 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH SCATTERED SNOW
                    SHOWERS. CLEARING DURING THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........500 FT AGL...RISING TO ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP BY
                    EARLY AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6-12 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110325.STORM.01/GJT