FNUS75 KGJT 010605
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DAVENPORT PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1205 AM MDT THU OCT 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE STORM THAT PAST YESTERDAY LEFT RELATIVELY STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS ALOFT AND DRIER AIR OVER THE AREA. A FEW SNOW
SHOWERS OVER RIDGETOPS IN THE MORNING WILL CLEAR BEFORE NOON. MUCH
COLDER AIR WILL REMAIN TODAY. A STRONG INVERSION ALOFT WILL CAP
VERTICAL MIXING BELOW ABOUT 14,000 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL, THOUGH
TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY STRONG.


.TODAY (THURSDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH GUSTING TO 15 MPH. AFTER
                    1200 BECOMING NORTHWEST 10-15 GUSTING TO 25 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......550 INCREASING TO 1050 IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3250 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS DEETS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091001.DAVEN.01/GJT