FNUS75 KGJT 192057
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE REMNANTS OF THE DISTURBANCE THAT PAST OVERHEAD LAST NIGHT AND
THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE PRODUCING OROGRAPHIC CLOUDS AND SHOWERS
OVER THE EXPERIMENT SITE THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY
THIS EVENING. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WITH LITTLE OR NO
ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY MID-LEVEL MOISTURE
WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH AND LOWER THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH A
STEADY INCREASE IN SHOWER COVERAGE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CLOUD BASES.........RISING TO 3000 TO 5000 FEET AGL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    EARLY MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH LATE
                    IN THE NIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 28 MPH DECREASING TO 16 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
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CLOUD BASES.........3000-5000 FEET AGL...LOWERING TO 0 TO 200 FT
    AGL IN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-58%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 13 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110419.STORM.02/GJT