FNUS75 KGJT 071051 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 451 AM MDT THU APR 7 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MDT ON APRIL 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH FLOW WILL PREVAIL TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY AS STORM MOVES INTO THE FAR WEST. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUD BASES.........ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL EXCEPT 1000-1500 FT AGL IN SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F. MIN HUMIDITY........50-56%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH INCREASING TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS. CLOUD BASES.........ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL EXCEPT 1000 FT AGL IN SNOW SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30 F. MAX HUMIDITY........79-84%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 5 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 19 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. CLOUD BASES.........ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL EXCEPT 1000-1500 FT AGL IN SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F. MIN HUMIDITY........45-50%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 14 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 27 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110407.STORM.01/GJT