FNUS75 KGJT 090334
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST VAIL...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
934 PM MDT WED APR 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE WRAPPING AROUND THE LATEST STORM WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW TODAY...MAINLY TO HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE THE
FIRE SITE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER BUT INCREASED INSTABILITY
WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED DEEP MIXING. STABILIZATION WILL OCCUR
TONIGHT SHUTTING DISPERSION DOWN. SOUTHERLY FLOW AND WARMER
TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY...BUT LIGHTER WINDS AND LOWER MIXING
HEIGHTS WILL BRING WEAKER SMOKE DISPERSION.

.TODAY (THROUGH SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
    MAINLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE THE FIRE SITE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 13 MPH
            BY 1300.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 9000 FT AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 MPH.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (13000-35000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING GOOD BY 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6500 FT AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...ROB MACDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090409.EASTV.01/GJT