FNUS75 KGJT 061040
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
440 AM MDT WED APR 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK FRONT PUSHED SOUTH OF THE SITE LAST NIGHT.
MOIST WESTERLY FLOW WILL CLOUDS OVER THE SITE WITH SOME SNOW AT
TIMES. FLOW ALOFT SHIFTS TO THE SOUTHWEST TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AS
A MORE SIGNIFICANT TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER THE FAR WEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........0-500 FT AGL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........75-80%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 13 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CLOUD BASES.........0-500 FT AGL UNTIL 0300...THEN 1000 FT AGL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-26 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-59%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 14 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 MPH INCREASING TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110406.STORM.01/GJT