FNUS75 KGJT 121043
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
443 AM MDT TUE APR 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0429 MDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK WAVE WILL MOVE OVER STORMVEX THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING CAUSING CLOUDS TO THICKEN AND LOWER THROUGH THE DAY. SOME
SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE BUT ANY ACCUMULATION WILL BE LIGHT.
CLOUD BASES WILL BE AROUND 4K FT AGL BY THIS AFTERNOON. FOR
TOMORROW...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST
POSSIBLY FIRING OFF SOME THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND
CAUSING SNOWFALL TOMORROW NIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-38 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........56-61%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........61-66%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110412.STORM.01/GJT