FNUS75 KGJT 171037
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
437 AM MDT SUN APR 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SERIES OF WARM AND MOIST PACIFIC STORMS WILL PASS THROUGH THE
REGION OVER THE NEXT 72 HOURS. THE WARM NATURE OF THESE STORMS WILL
DRIVE SNOW LEVELS UP TO BETWEEN 9000 AND 10000 FT THROUGH LATE MONDAY
EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........4000 FT AGL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-5 MPH...BECOMING WEST AND
                    INCREASING 6-12 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.  GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 29 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN NUMEROUS
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CLOUD BASES.........3000 FT AGL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
                    UNTIL 8 PM...THEN WINDS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AND DECREASING TO 2-5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 27 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........500-1000 FT AGL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........68-73%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 31 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110417.STORM.01/GJT