FNUS75 KGJT 022040
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAIN FROM
6 AM MDT SUNDAY THROUGH 9 AM MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT AND
INTO WESTERN COLORADO ON SUNDAY. AHEAD OF THIS STORM...GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE...WITH CLOUDS SLOWLY INCREASING.
SHOWERS DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (90-100%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CLOUD BASES.........7000 FT AGL...DROPPING TO AROUND 5000 FT AGL
                    BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-30 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-91%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 44 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH PERIODS OF SNOW.
CLOUD BASES.........LOWERING TO THE VALLEY FLOOR BY 9 AM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-32 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........69-74%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 38 MPH BECOMING WEST 23 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110402.STORM.02/GJT