FNUS75 KGJT 220212
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR VAIL GOLF COURSE...VAIL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
812 PM MDT MON SEP 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2000 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL SETTLE IN THE VICINITY OF EASTERN COLORADO
BY TUESDAY AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY UNTIL LATE IN THE
WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP COOL NORTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE FIRE AREA WITH
ISOLATED SHOWERS POSSIBLE. INCREASED SURFACE WINDS AT TIMES WILL
ALSO BE NOTICED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE LOW WILL EXIT INTO THE
PLAINS LATE FRIDAY OR SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD TO
OUR WEST.

NOTE
ADDED AN EXTENDED OUTLOOK FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE BUT THAT DOES NOT TAKE THE
PLACE OF A CURRENT SPOT FORECAST FOR THOSE DAYS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5-7 MPH SHIFTING TO TERRAIN DRIVEN
                    AFTER 2200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 4-6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD BY NOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING
                    TO 8300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-26 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 12 MPH DECREASING TO 4-6 MPH AND
                    TERRAIN DRIVEN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR BY 2000.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2100 FT AGL
                    AFTER 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 MPH.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS 21-31. HIGHS 47-57.
NORTHWEST WINDS 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS 23-33. HIGHS 53-63. NORTH
WINDS 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 26-36.
HIGHS 56-66. NORTHWEST WINDS 14 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 27-37.
HIGHS 55-65. WEST WINDS 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
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TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090921.VAILG.01/GJT