FNUS75 KGJT 182111
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - PM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
311 PM MDT MON APR 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOIST WESTERLY FLOW AT ALL LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING DENSE CLOUD
COVER AND WIDESPREAD SHOWERS TO THE PARK RANGE THROUGH TUESDAY. THE
SNOW LEVEL WILL RUN NEAR 10,000 FEET TODAY...BUT WILL LOWER TO THE
VALLEY FLOOR AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH TUESDAY...BEFORE DRIER AIR FINALLY ARRIVES TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING AND NUMEROUS SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
CLOUD BASES.........200 FT AGL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........100%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE LATE EVENING.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 28 MPH DECREASING TO 14 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........500 FT AGL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........71-76%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 24 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110418.STORM.02/GJT