FNUS75 KGJT 021049
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
449 AM MDT SAT APR 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN TODAY AND PUSH
ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO ON SUNDAY. AHEAD OF THIS STORM...GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING...ALONG WITH NEAR RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURES. CLOUDS WILL ALSO BE ON THE INCREASE DURING THE
AFTERNOON...WITH SHOWERS DEVELOPING OVER THE REGION TONIGHT AND
CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%).
CLOUD BASES.........ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 19
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 MPH INCREASING TO 44 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN NUMEROUS
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CLOUD BASES.........LOWERING TO 3000 FEET AGL...THEN OCCASIONALLY
                    BELOW 1000 FEET AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT DURING
                    SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 44 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........GENERALLY AT OR BELOW THE RESEARCH SITE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........63-68%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 38 MPH BECOMING WEST 23 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110402.STORM.01/GJT