FNUS75 KGJT 131047
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
447 AM MDT WED APR 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST TODAY
INCREASING CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT
SHOULD MOVE THROUGH LATER TONIGHT CAUSING RAINSHOWERS TO SWITCH
OVER TO SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 9PM TONIGHT THROUGH 6PM
TOMORROW. NO CEILING EXPECTED UNTIL LATER TONIGHT WHEN IT WILL
RAPIDLY DROP TO 8000FT IN THE LATE EVENING AND THEN MOUNTAIN BASES
AFTER THE FRONT PASSES.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-54%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-26 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-87%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 19 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 16 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 31 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110413.STORM.01/GJT