FNUS75 KGJT 291046
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
446 AM MDT TUE MAR 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SNOW WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH...WITH MOST SHOWERS ENDING BY MID
MORNING. CLOUDS WILL DECREASE TODAY...WITH HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS
BEGINNING TO MOVE OVER THE AREA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AS CLOUDS
THICKEN THIS EVENING A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP. THEN THE
CHANCE FOR SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT WITH SHOWERS BECOMING
LIKELY WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING.
CLOUD BASES.........AT OR BELOW THE RESEARCH SITE EARLY THIS
                    MORNING...THEN LIFTING TO AROUND MOUNTAIN TOP
                    LEVEL OR ABOVE BY AROUND NOON. HIGH LEVEL
                    CLOUDS LATER IN THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-31 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-58%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 13 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CLOUD BASES.........MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS IN THE EVENING. CLOUDS
                    LOWERING BY LATE EVENING WITH BASES REMAINING
                    ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-87%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........GENERALLY AROUND MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL...BUT AT TIMES
                    LOWERING TO NEAR OR BELOW THE RESEARCH SITS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........63-68%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 15 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 28 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110329.STORM.01/GJT