FNUS75 KGJT 071401
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST VAIL...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
801 AM MDT TUE APR 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE REGION TODAY WHICH WILL RESULT IN
WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...AIDING MIXING. AN APPROACHING
PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS...SLIGHTLY COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH 1030...THEN
    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH BY
                    1300. A FEW AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-NORTHWEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) MORNING...THEN
                    BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH THROUGH 0900...
                    THEN BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING
                    TO 15 TO 20 MPH BY 1300 WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...ROB MACDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090407.EASTV.01/GJT