FNUS75 KGJT 141219
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELECTRA LAKE PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
619 AM MDT WED OCT 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON OCTOBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET WILL MOVE OVER EASTERN COLORADO TODAY
CAUSING GUSTY WINDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. A COLD FRONT WILL ALSO
MOVE THROUGH THE AREA BUT ANY PRECIPITATION WILL BE OVER NORTHERN
AREAS. THEREFORE BURN SITE WILL EXPERIENCE SOME CLOUDY SKIES
TODAY WITH GUSTY WINDS. BY NIGHTFALL THE FRONT WILL HAVE MOVED
OUT OF THE AREA AS HIGH PRESSURE AND CLEARING SKIES BUILD IN.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO VERY GOOD BY 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION INCREASING TO 5000FT AGL BY
                    1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35 F.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH DIMINISHING TO
                    12 MPH AFTER SUNSET.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63 F.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200 THEN FAIR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL BY 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...JACOB THELEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091014.ELECT.01/GJT