FNUS75 KGJT 191631
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELECTRA LAKE PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1031 AM MDT MON OCT 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STORM WILL BEGIN AFFECTING SOUTHWEST COLORADO TUESDAY AND
CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE AS AN
ASSOCIATE COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE AREA. EXPECT WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION AS THE LOW TRACKS OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AND OVER
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE GREAT BASIN
WEDNESDAY...BRINGING A DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW TO THE AREA THROUGH
FRIDAY.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3-5 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTH 8-12 MPH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD BY 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO TERRAIN
                    DRIVEN 2-5 MPH AFTER 2200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR BY 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...JACOB THELEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091020.ELECT.01/GJT