FNUS75 KGJT 252144
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT...INCREASING THE
POTENTIAL FOR MORE PRECIPITATION. FRONTAL PASSAGE IS EXPECTED LATE
TONIGHT/EARLY TUESDAY WITH INSTABILITY SHOWERS LASTING WELL INTO
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
CLOUD BASES.........LOWERING TO AT OR BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE
                    RESEARCH SITE BY 2000.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........GENERALLY AT OR BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE RESEARCH
                    SITE...OCCASIONALLY RISING TO 1000 FEET AGL BY
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........69-74%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 16 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH INCREASING TO 21 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110425.STORM.01/GJT