FNUS75 KGJT 202349
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD PARK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
549 PM MDT TUE OCT 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1745 MDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER EASTERN UTAH EARLY THIS EVENING WILL
CROSS THE BURN AREA TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE NIGHT...BEFORE DECREASING OVER THE COURSE OF WEDNESDAY
MORNING. ONE TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE TONIGHT.

.THIS EVENING (UNTIL 2000 MDT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 MPH.

.TONIGHT (AFTER 2000 MDT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3500-11500 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 13 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...ROB MACDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091020.GOLDP.01/GJT