FNUS75 KGJT 250643
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST VAIL...VAIL FRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1243 AM MDT SAT APR 25 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT
WILL PASS OVER THE BURN SITE 7-8 PM. WINDS WILL BE ERRATIC AT TIMES
TODAY WITH INCREASING SHOWERS. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING WILL TURN TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL ALSO SHIFT...
FROM SOUTHWEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON...TO UNSTABLE NORTHWEST TONIGHT.
COLDER AND MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SHOWERS ON
SUNDAY.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1500...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    RISING TO 10500 FT AGL BY 1400. HIGHER NEAR
                    LATE AFTERNOON THUNDERSHOWERS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). RAIN SHOWERS...TURNING TO
                    SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (26400-54100 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 29 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SNOW THEN RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8300 FT AGL...HIGHER IN SHOWERS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...T TALBOT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090424.WESTV.03/GJT