FNUS75 KGJT 271407
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGESTOCK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
807 AM MDT TUE OCT 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON OCTOBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AHEAD OF A
MAJOR WINTER STORM THAT WILL IMPACT WESTERN COLORADO THROUGH
THURSDAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
INCREASE AND BECOME WIDESPREAD BY MIDNIGHT. THE FIRST SHOWERS MAY
BE RAIN OR RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW...BUT WILL TURN TO ALL SNOW BY
EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING...THEN
BECOME NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
                    WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN IMPROVING TO O VERY GOOD
                    BY NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 33 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SHOWERS INCREASING AND
                    BECOMING WIDESPREAD BY MIDNIGHT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30
                    MPH UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN DECREASING
                    TO 8-12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INITIALLY GOOD...THEN BECOMING FAIR
                    AFTER 2200. GENERALLY POOR AFTER MIDNIGHT...
                    HOWEVER BETTER MIXING WITH SHOWERS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-5100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2300 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 27 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SNOW SHOWERS.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 MPH
                    AFTER 1400.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...ARTHUR HAINES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091027.RIDGE.01/GJT