FNUS75 KGJT 172114
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOIST PACIFIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FEED INTO THE NORTHERN COLORADO
MOUNTAINS THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. EMBEDDED WAVES IN THIS FLOW WILL
KEEP A THREAT OF SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST WITH AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS
POSSIBLE AS THE ATMOSPHERE DESTABILIZES IN THIS WARM FLOW. EXPECT
CLOUD BASES TO REMAIN AT OR BELOW MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL UNDER THESE
CONDITIONS...LIFTING TEMPORARILY UP TO 1000 FEET AGL WITH THE PASSING
STRONGER CONVECTION.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN NUMEROUS
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CLOUD BASES.........AT OR BELOW MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT. MAY TEMPORARILY LIFT TO 500-1000 FEET
                    AGL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 27 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........AT OR BELOW MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL THROUGH
                    MOST OF THE DAY...TEMPORARILY LIFTING
                    TO 500-1000 FEET AGL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........67-72%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 31 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110417.STORM.02/GJT