FNUS75 KGJT 062214
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WINTER-LIKE SPRING STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
SNOW TO THE RESEARCH AREA THIS EVENING...TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT.
SNOW WILL REDEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE AIR MASS
DESTABILIZES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SNOW IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
    MORE SCATTERED AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CLOUD BASES.........AT OR 500 FEET AGL ABOVE THE RESEARCH SITE THIS
    EVENING...RISING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........5000-7000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...LOWERING TO
    1000-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-58%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110406.STORM.02/GJT