FNUS75 KGJT 250005
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST VAIL...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
605 PM MDT TUE MAR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES EMBEDDED IN NORTHWEST FLOW WILL
KEEP UNSETTLED CONDITIONS AND SNOW IN THE AREA THROUGH TODAY. A
STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE AREA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9-13 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD THROUGH 1000...THEN TO EXCELLENT BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....23-28 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 9-14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 7-11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TROY LINDQUIST
REQUESTED BY...ROB MACDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090325.EASTV.01/GJT