FNUS75 KGJT 201434
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RABBIT EARS ADMIN PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
834 AM MDT TUE OCT 20 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 OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK TOWARD THE
FOUR CORNERS TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE AND SHIFT AS AN ASSOCIATE
COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE AREA. EXPECT PRECIPITATION TO INCREASE
THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL
DECREASE OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW TRACKS EAST OVER NORTHERN NEW
MEXICO. A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE GREAT BASIN
WEDNESDAY...BRINGING A DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW TO THE AREA THROUGH
FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE
                    DAY. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-59%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 7-12 WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200 THEN BECOMING FAIR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5-10 BECOMING 2-5 MPH AFTER 2100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 2100 THEN POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER
                    2100.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-38 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........62-67%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 2-5 MPH BECOMING 4-8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...TOM EDWARDS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091020.RABBI.01/GJT