FNUS75 KGJT 232050
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST VAIL...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
250 PM MDT THU APR 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A PACIFIC STORM WILL DIG INTO THE GREAT BASIN TODAY (FRIDAY) BRINGING
AN INCREASE IN SURFACE WINDS TO THE REGION. THIS WILL ALSO ALLOW
BETTER PACIFIC MOISTURE TO WORK INTO THE AREA...RESULTING IN ISOLATED
AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. MORE ACTIVE WEATHER ARRIVES ON SATURDAY AS
THE STORM OVER THE GREAT BASIN STARTS MOVING EAST OVER WESTERN COLORADO.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH. SOUTHWEST WINDS
                    INCREASING TO 12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH
                    AFTER 1300. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 25000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO NEAR 9700 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 33 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR (LESS THAN 30000 KNOT-FT) BY 2000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL BY 2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 35 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-51 F.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 30000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    GOOD...EXCEPT EXCELLENT NEAR SHOWERS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FT AGL BY 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 28 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...TODD KING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090424.WESTV.01/GJT