FNUS75 KGJT 221731
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR VAIL GOLF COURSE...VAIL FRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1131 AM MDT TUE SEP 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0910 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST COLORADO THIS
MORNING...PROVIDING AN UNSTABLE NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT. ENOUGH
MOISTURE WILL BE PRESENT FOR A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS AT TIMES TODAY. A
EMBEDDED WAVE WILL ROTATE AROUND THE UPPER LOW WEDNESDAY BRINGING A
BETTER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION.

.TODAY (TUESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 7-12 MPH...OCCASIONALLY OVERPOWERED
                    BY WEST WINDS. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO VERY GOOD BY AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (15400-18300 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 18 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (14900-16200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY
                    GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...TOM TALBOT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090923.VAILG.01/GJT