FNUS75 KGJT 151036
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
436 AM MDT FRI APR 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FLAT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION TODAY
BRINGING A PERIOD OF DRIER WEATHER. THIS WILL BE SHORT-LIVED AS
ANOTHER SURGE OF PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL WORK BACK INTO THE AREA
BY EARLY SATURDAY AS FAVORABLE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW SETS BACK UP.
THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY
ON SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CLOUD BASES.........500 FT AGL...RISING TO ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP
                    BY 9 AM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 2-5 MPH INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 24 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CLOUD BASES.........ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AND DECREASING TO
                    2-5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING
                    ...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........1000 FT AGL...EXCEPT 500 FT AGL NEAR SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST
                    5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 28 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110415.STORM.01/GJT