FNUS75 KGJT 081103
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
503 AM MDT FRI APR 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG TROUGH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL LIFT NORTHEAST TOWARD WESTERN
COLORADO ON SATURDAY.  BREEZY AND UNSETTLED CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
SATURDAY WITH AN INCREASING CHANCE OF SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS.
                    SNOW LEVEL AROUND 8000 FEET.
CLOUD BASES.........10,000 FEET AGL...EXCEPT NEAR MOUNTAIN TOP FROM PASSING
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 34 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 28 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-38 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 14
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 31 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110408.STORM.01/GJT