FNUS75 KGJT 271046
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
446 AM MDT SUN MAR 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MDT ON MARCH 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE LADEN WESTERLIES WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
PERIODS OF SNOW TO THE RESEARCH SITE TODAY...DECREASING SOMEWHAT
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF SHORT WAVES
WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN SNOWFALL LATE TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). PERIODS OF SNOW.
CLOUD BASES.........AT OR BELOW THE RESEARCH SITE...OCCASIONALLY
    RISING TO 500 TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-31 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........500-1000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...THEN
            AT OR BELOW THE RESEARCH SITE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-23 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5
    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........AT OR BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE RESEARCH SITE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 27 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110327.STORM.01/GJT