FNUS75 KGJT 101045
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
445 AM MDT SUN APR 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0429 MDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PARK
RANGE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. EXPECT STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO
12 INCHES.

THE WESTERN LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS PASSING THROUGH NW COLORADO
THIS MORNING. A COLD UNSTABLE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE SNOW SHOWERS AND PERIODS OF LOW CLOUDS. HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT FOR CLEARING SKIES TOWARDS
MONDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). WIDESPREAD SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........1000-2000 FT AGL LOWERING TO THE STUDY SITE AT
                    TIMES IN HEAVIER SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-31 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........74-79%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 29 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). WIDESPREAD SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CLOUD BASES.........1000-2000 FT AGL UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN LIFTING
                    AND BECOMING SCATTERED BY EARLY MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-23 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 3-5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 28 MPH BECOMING WEST 17 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING WITH INCREASING
                    AFTERNOON HIGH CLOUDS.
CLOUD BASES.........UNLIMITED IN THE MORNING...LOWERING TO 15,000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110410.STORM.01/GJT