FNUS75 KGJT 112043 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - PM...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 243 PM MDT MON APR 11 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MDT ON APRIL 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE RIDGE AXIS OF HIGH PRESSURE PASSED THIS MORNING ALLOWING HIGH CLOUDS TO INVADE. HIGH CLOUD CEILINGS WILL PERSIST INTO TUESDAY PRODUCING MILDER OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES. THE SOUTHERN END OF A WEAK COOL FRONT WILL PASS TUESDAY AFTERNOON PRODUCING WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND LOWER CEILINGS. STRONGER PACIFIC WAVES WILL PASS WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY...SATURDAY-SUNDAY...AND NEXT MONDAY-TUESDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CLOUD BASES.........10,000 TO 15,000 FEET AGL. MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28 F. MAX HUMIDITY........78-83%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUD BASES.........DROPPING TO 2,000 TO 4,000 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39 F. MIN HUMIDITY........56-61%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110411.STORM.02/GJT