FNUS75 KGJT 261056
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STORMVEX - AM...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
456 AM MDT TUE APR 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0430 MDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WET NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND THIS
EVENING AS TWO MORE WEAK TROUGHS PASS OVER THE AREA. DRIER CONDTIONS
WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

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.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........68-73%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 19 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CLOUD BASES.........GENERALLY AT OR BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE RESEARCH
                    SITE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-23 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CLOUD BASES.........1000 TO 2000 FEET ABOVE THE RESEARCH SITE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-62%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 12 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...DUTY FORECASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110426.STORM.01/GJT