FNUS75 KGJT 222048
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - PM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
248 PM MDT FRI APR 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE WESTERLY FLOW WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE
SOUTHWEST ON SATURDAY. MOISTURE CARRIED BY THE FLOW WILL INCREASE
OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD
SNOW SHOWERS...WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN THE
AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-26 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH
                    AFTER SUNSET. BECOMING EAST 3-6 MPH TOWARDS
                    SUNRISE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
                    MAY MIX WITH RAIN BRIEFLY DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110422.STORM.02/GJT