FNUS75 KGJT 092055
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - PM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
255 PM MDT SAT APR 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PARK
RANGE FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING THOUGH MIDNIGHT SUNDAY. EXPECT 6 TO
12 INCHES STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
OCCURRING TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

THE WESTERN LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS OVER WESTERN COLORADO
TONIGHT...WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND A NORTHWEST FLOW DEVELOPING
IN ITS WAKE. INSTABILITY WILL LINGER THROUGH SUNDAY AS COLD AIR
ALOFT WORKS OVER THE AREA. THIS ALONG WITH A FAVORABLE OROGRAPHIC
FLOW WILL KEEP SNOW SHOWERS ON-GOING INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN THE
                    EVENING.
CLOUD BASES.........AT OR BELOW THE STUDY SITE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-23 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING. GUSTY AND VARIABLE WINDS POSSIBLE
                    NEAR CONVECTIVE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 35 MPH....DECREASING TO 25 AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SNOW SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........AT OR BELOW THE STUDY SITE THROUGH THE
                    MORNING...LIFTING TO 1000-2000 FT AGL AT TIMES
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........68-73%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 29 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110409.STORM.02/GJT