FNUS75 KGJT 100325
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST VAIL...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
925 PM MDT MON MAR 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MARCH 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED TODAY (TUESDAY) IN THE WAKE OF A
STRONG COLD FRONT THAT PASSED THROUGH THE REGION LAST NIGHT.
INVERSIONS WILL STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT...ALTHOUGH UNSTABLE CONDITIONS
WILL REDEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8200 FT AGL BY 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 40 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (40-50%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-14 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH BY 2200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR (LESS THAN 28000 KNOT-FT) BY 2200.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1500 FT AGL BY 2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 30 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND INCREASING TO 4-8 MPH
                    AFTER 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7500 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 26 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...TODD KING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090310.EASTV.01/GJT