FNUS75 KGJT 191051
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
451 AM MDT TUE APR 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOIST WESTERLY FLOW IN THE WAKE OF YESTERDAY'S
PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING PERIODS OF SNOW TO THE
RESEARCH SITE TODAY. EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW
BY LATE AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS IMPROVE TONIGHT...THOUGH SHOWERS
WILL LINGER AROUND THE SITE...AND MAY BRING ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW.
UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). PERIODS OF SNOW.
CLOUD BASES.........AT OR BELOW THE RESEARCH SITE...OCCASIONALLY
    RISING TO 300 TO 500 FT AGL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........68-73%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
    TO 25 MPH....SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE IN
    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 24 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS...
    MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
CLOUD BASES.........RISING TO 3000 TO 5000 FEET AGL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
    TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE
    EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH EARLY
    IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 28 MPH DECREASING TO 16 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........3000-5000 FEET AGL...LOWERING TO 0 TO 200 FT
    AGL IN SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-54%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110419.STORM.01/GJT