FNUS75 KGJT 142058
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND THE DEPARTING SYSTEM WILL KEEP SOME CEILINGS AND
ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS NEAR THE TEST SITE THIS EVENING. DRIER AIR
WORKING INTO THE REGION SHOULD ALLOW SKIES TO CLEAR DURING THE LATE
EVENING HOURS BRINGING UNLIMITED CEILINGS. RESIDUAL MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY FRIDAY AFTERNOON SHOULD LEAD TO SOME CLOUD DEVELOPMENT
OVER THE MOUNTAIN TOPS BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS
                    EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CLOUD BASES.........CLOUD BASES NEAR 1000 FT AGL...LIFTING
                    ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL AND BECOMING
                    SCATTERED AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....17-22 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 15 TOP 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 5  TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 28 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CLOUD BASES.........SCATTERED CLOUD BASES NEAR 3000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 14 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 28 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110414.STORM.02/GJT