FNUS75 KGJT 261648
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR X GAMES 2012...PITKIN COUNTY SO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
948 AM MST THU JAN 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0919 MST ON JANUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
QUICK MOVING SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING THROUGH WESTERN COLORADO TONIGHT.
SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL PICK UP NEAR ASPEN BY MID
EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNRISE. SNOW AMOUNTS LOOK TO BE IN THE
4 TO 7 INCH RANGE AT THE MID TO LOWER SLOPE ELEVATIONS. DRIER AIR
MOVING IN ON FRIDAY LIGHTEN THE PRECIPITATION BUT SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON WITH SOME
CLEARING LATE. THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND SHOULD BE DRY AS THE
NEXT STORM SYSTEM DOES NOT LOOK TO ARRIVE UNTIL EARLY NEXT WEEK.
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES LOOK TO BE IN THE LOW TO MID 30S SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 30F.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55%.
WINDS...............NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND ZERO.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR 32. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 5.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 35. LOWS
NEAR 10.

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FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...ALEX BURCHETTA
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20120126.XGAME.01/GJT