FNUS75 KGJT 170903
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST VAIL...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
303 AM MDT TUE MAR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH A MODERATE WEST TO SOUTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT WILL RESULT IN EXCELLENT DISPERSION THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK
DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL
ALLOW FOR EXCELLENT DISPERSION AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    TURNING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-5 MPH...BECOMING WEST
                    10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THE BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%).
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 8-12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1400
MIXING HEIGHT.......10700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TROY LINDQUIST
REQUESTED BY...ROB MACDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090317.EASTV.01/GJT