FNUS75 KGJT 031048
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
448 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG PACIFIC STORM AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL BE
PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT AROUND
TO THE WEST AND THEN NORTHWEST AFTER THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. SNOW
HEAVY AT TIMES WILL OCCUR TODAY THEN TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS LATER
TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%) WITH SNOW.
CLOUD BASES.........LOWERING TO THE VALLEY FLOOR BY 6 AM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........68-73%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 14 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 29 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). PERIODS OF SNOW.
CLOUD BASES.........GENERALLY BELOW THE RESEARCH SITE...BUT
                    OCCASIONALLY INCREASING TO 1000 FEET AGL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....11-16 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
CLOUD BASES.........GENERALLY 1000-3000 FEET AGL...BUT INCREASING TO
                    5000 FEET AGL BY AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 14
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110403.STORM.01/GJT