FNUS75 KGJT 041042
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
442 AM MDT MON APR 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE UPPER TROUGH WAS MOVING INTO THE PLAINS WITH
LINGERING MOISTURE IN NORTHWEST FLOW KEEPING CLOUDS AND SOME SNOW
PRESENT EARLY THIS MORNING. A FLAT RIDGE WILL SLIDE EAST ACROSS
COLORADO ON TUESDAY...WITH A COLD FRONT NEARING THE COLORADO-
WYOMING BORDER TUESDAY NIGHT. WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN
TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING.
CLOUD BASES.........200-900 FT AGL UNTIL 1000 THE BECOMING 1000-2000
                    FT AGL BY 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 14 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH BECOMING WEST 26 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
CLOUD BASES.........2500 FT AGL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-24 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 14 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%).
CLOUD BASES.........ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-38 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-54%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 17 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH INCREASING TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110404.STORM.01/GJT