FNUS75 KGJT 162104
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - PM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
304 PM MDT SAT APR 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK DISTURBANCE PASSING OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES IN MODERATELY FAST
AND MOIST WESTERLY FLOW KEPT SHOWERS AND LOW CLOUDS IN FOR MOST OF
SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE ACTION THIS EVENING AND
THROUGH MOST OF THE OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT WAVE EXPECTED TO SLIDE
THROUGH ON SUNDAY. THIS SHOULD BRING AN INCREASE IN COVERAGE OF BOTH
PRECIPITATION AND LOWER CLOUD BASES...WHICH SHOULD BE AT OR BELOW MOUNTAIN
TOP LEVEL THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. THE INSTABILITY WILL BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO PRODUCE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE TEST SITE IN THE AFTERNOON
WHICH COULD BRIEFLY LIFT CEILINGS ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........NEAR MOUNTAIN TOP AT TIMES THIS
                    EVENING...OTHERWISE 3000-4000 FEET AGL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND AN ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........NEAR 3000 FEET AGL EARLY...LOWERING TO
                    MOUNTAIN TOP OR BELOW BY 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-75%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 26 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110416.STORM.02/GJT