FNUS75 KGJT 230427
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DAVENPORT PILES...USFS (ASHLEY)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
927 PM MST SUN FEB 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SURGE OF PACIFIC MOISTURE ENTRAINED IN SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL SWEEP
OVER THE FIRE SITE MONDAY. THERE IS ENOUGH INSTABILITY ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS SYSTEM TO BRING SOME LIGHT SHOWERS OF MIXED RAIN AND
SNOW...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. INSTABILITY WILL BRING DEEP MIXING
WHICH...WHEN COMBINED WITH STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL YIELD
EXCELLENT CLEARING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH THROUGH 1000...
    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING
    TO 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH
    BY 1200.
CLEARING INDEX......RISING TO 950 BY 1200.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS DEETS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090223.DAVEN.01/GJT