FNUS75 KGJT 122108
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE WEST IS OPEN TO THE PACIFIC. SO PACIFIC
DISTURBANCES WILL PASS EVERY FEW DAYS FAVORING THE PARK RANGE WITH
SNOW. ONE OF THE WIMPIER ONES IS PASSING TODAY WITH FLURRIES STILL
POSSIBLE HIGH ON THE MOUNTAIN. THE NEXT STRONGER DISTURBANCE
PASSES WEDNESDAY NIGHT-THURSDAY PRODUCING SOMEWHERE AROUND 10
INCHES OF SNOWFALL. OTHER DISTURBANCES ARE TIMED FOR SUNDAY (WEAK)
AND TUESDAY (STRONG) NEXT WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........3000-5000 FEET AGL UNTIL MIDNIGHT. THEN
                    LIFTING AND BECOMING SCATTERED OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH LATE IN
                    THE NIGHT.
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.
CLOUD BASES.........SCATTERED CLOUDS IN THE MORNING. CEILINGS
                    FORMING AROUND NOON AT 2000-4000 FEET AGL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-56%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110412.STORM.02/GJT