FNUS75 KGJT 032050
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1429 MDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG COLD FRONT HAS MOVED SOUTHWARD THOUGH SNOWFALL
CONTINUES OVER STORMVEX. APPROXIMATELY 9 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY
FALLEN AND EXPECT A FEW MORE INCHES BEFORE SNOWFALL COMES
TO AN END. THAT BEING SAID...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL REMAIN IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6AM TOMORROW THOUGH IF SNOW ENDS EARLIER THAN
EXPECTED...WARNING MAY BE LIFTED. CLOUD BASES WILL BE AT VALLEY
FLOORS IN HEAVIER SNOW OCCASIONALLY LIFTING TO BETWEEN 500 TO
1000FT THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE QUICKLY
TOMORROW GIVING WAY TO SUN AND COOLER TEMPS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SHOWERS.
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%). SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
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.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110403.STORM.02/GJT