FNUS75 KGJT 052133
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - PM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
333 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL SAG INTO THE PARK RANGE AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. IT WILL BRING A SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND
LOWERING CLOUD CEILINGS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. HEAVIER SHOWERS
WILL BE TO THE NORTH OF THE STUDY SITE CLOSER TO THE WYOMING
BORDER. MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
MOISTURE WILL STREAM UP FROM OFF THE BAJA AHEAD OF A PACIFIC
TROUGH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CLOUD BASES.........LOWERING TO MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL BY MIDNIGHT.
                    OCCASIONALLY 1000 FT AGL IN SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS. AREAS OF
                    BLOWING SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........1000-1500 FT AGL. OCCASIONALLY 0-500 FT AGL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-38 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........61-66%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110405.STORM.02/GJT