FNUS75 KGJT 251116
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - PM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
516 AM MDT MON APR 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FEW TROUGHS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING LOW CLOUDS...SNOW AND RAIN TO
THE AREA TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........MOSTLY AT OR BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE RESEARCH PLOT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........66-71%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........MOSTLY AT OR BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE RESEARCH PLOT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........MOSTLY AT OR BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE RESEARCH PLOT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........69-74%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH INCREASING TO 21 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110424.STORM.02/GJT