FNUS75 KGJT 141037
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
437 AM MDT THU APR 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING AREAS OF SNOW TODAY TO THE
MOUNTAIN. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...MAINLY THIS MORNING. THIS
SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH DRY
NORTHWEST FLOW SETTING UP FOR FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS...DECREASING
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........NEAR THE VALLEY FLOOR UNTIL NOON...THE LIFTING
                    TO AROUND 500 FT AGL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........62-67%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 2-5 MPH INCREASING TO 6-12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 26 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLEAR. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CLOUD BASES.........800 FT AGL...RISING TO ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP
                    BY 8 PM MDT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6-12 MPH DECREASING TO 2-5 MPH BY
                    9 PM MDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 28 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CLOUD BASES.........ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 13 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 28 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110414.STORM.01/GJT