FNUS75 KGJT 261048
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
448 AM MDT SAT MAR 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FEW LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS
MORNING...POSSIBLY REDEVELOPING DURING THE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER
SPRING STORM WILL SWEEP OVER THE STUDY AREA OVERNIGHT BRINGING
PERIODS OF SNOW LATE TONIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. EXPECT
ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES BY SUNDAY EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........SCATTERED CLOUDS BELOW THE STUDY AREA THIS
    MORNING...BURNING OFF BY MIDDAY. SCATTERED
    CUMULUS FORMING EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
    BASES AROUND 2000 FT AGL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO
    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CLOUD BASES.........LOWERING TO THE LEVEL OF THE STUDY AREA IN THE
    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....17-22 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). PERIODS OF SNOW.
CLOUD BASES.........AT OR BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE STUDY AREA.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-31 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........72-77%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 15 TO
    20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 33 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110326.STORM.01/GJT