FNUS75 KGJT 082229
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BE ARRIVING TO WESTERN COLORADO SATURDAY
WHICH WILL SPREAD MOISTURE AND PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN THROUGH THE DAY. STRONG SOUTHWINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE
AFTERNOON WHICH MAY KEEP CLOUD BASES NEAR 3000 FT AGL SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
HOWEVER AS LIFT AND INSTABILITY INCREASES BY LATE AFTERNOON SNOW
SHOWERS SHOULD BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND CLOUD BASES LOWER TO NEAR
MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........BASES NEAR 3000 FT AGL LOWERING TO NEAR
                    1000 FT AGL BY SUNRISE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76%.
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. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS
                    OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BAESS.........2000-5000 FT AGL EARLY...THEN LOWERING TO UNDER
                    1000 FT AGL BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50%.
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...DENNIS PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110408.STORM.02/GJT