FNUS75 KGJT 090430
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SNOWSHOE WATERTANK...VAIL FRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1030 PM MDT THU OCT 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON OCTOBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRIER MORE STABLE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BE OVER THE REGION
FRIDAY...BUT ANOTHER WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION
FROM THE NORTH SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING NORTHWEST 12-17 MPH AFTER 1100 WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL AFTER
                    1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    5-10 MPH AFTER 1900.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR (11500-13700 KNOT-FT)
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1500 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING WEST 12-17 MPH AFTER 1100...WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (19200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...TOM TALBOT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091009.SNOWS.01/GJT