FNUS75 KGJT 270223
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELECTRA LAKE PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
823 PM MDT MON OCT 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON OCTOBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS ARE BEGINNING TO INVADE THIS EVENING AS A
STRONG AND COLD PACIFIC STORM DIGS ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN.
SOUTHWEST GRADIENT WINDS AND CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT HELPING
THE SURFACE-BASED INVERSION TO BREAK TUESDAY MORNING. THE
ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS AROUND 0300 EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. LIGHT SHOWERS MAY FALL TUESDAY AFTERNOON BUT WILL BECOME
WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT WITH THE FRONT. A RAIN SNOW MIX IS POSSIBLE
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL SHIFT TO
NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY EVENING AS THE UPPER LOW TRACKS TO THE EAST
OF THE BURN SITE. THIS WILL DIMINISH SHOWER ACTIVITY.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED LIGHT AFTERNOON
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52 F.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 27 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. 1-3 INCH ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27 F.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR EXCEPT EXCELLENT IN SHOWERS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL...EXCEPT HIGHER IN SHOWERS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 33 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS...
                    MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 2-4 INCH
                    ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33 F.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING RISING TO
                    AS HIGH AS 10000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...JACOB THELEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091027.ELECT.01/GJT