FNUS75 KGJT 050043
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GORE CREEK DRAINAGE...VAIL FRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
643 PM MDT SUN OCT 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON OCTOBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT SWEEPS OVER THE BURN SITE BEFORE
SUNRISE MONDAY USHERING IN COOL AND MARGINALLY UNSTABLE AIR. AN
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT LIKELY. WINDS WILL SHIFT
TO WEST-SOUTHWEST AFTER THE FRONT PASSES. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
AROUND 10 DEGREES COOLER THAN SUNDAY. SHOWERS WILL END AROUND
SUNSET AND OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE QUITE COOL. TUESDAY
WILL BE MORE STABLE AND DRIER WITH DIMINISHED WEST WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS...
                    A RAIN/SNOW MIX IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH...INCREASING TO 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER ERRATIC
                    GUSTS IN THE VICINITY OF SHOWERS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD EXCEPT EXCELLENT NEAR SHOWERS AND
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS ENDING WITH PARTIALLY CLEARING SKIES.
                    COLD.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH
                    AFTER 2100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2000...THEN POOR.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-50%).
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 2-5 MPH INCREASING TO 5-12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR. GOOD BY 1200.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...TOM TALBOT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091005.GOREC.01/GJT