FNUS75 KGJT 260100
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST VAIL PILES...VAIL FRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
700 PM MDT SAT APR 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1751 MDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SECONDARY WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION
FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY. ITS ACCOMPANYING COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED
TO PASS LATE IN THE DAY. UNSETTLED WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. MONDAY THE FLOW ALOFT WILL BACK TO THE
SOUTHWEST WITH DRYING AHEAD OF THE NEXT PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-45 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-58%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-26 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...T TALBOT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090426.WESTV.01/GJT