FNUS75 KGJT 281502
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHAY MESA PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
902 AM MDT WED OCT 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON OCTOBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT AS A STRONG WINTER-LIKE STORM SLOWLY MOVES THROUGH THE
FOUR CORNERS. SNOW WILL DIMINISH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER
SCATTERED SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 8-13 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 1050 IN THE LATE MORNING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 3-8 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 8-13 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 1050 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-4800 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...PAUL PLEMONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091028.SHAYM.01/GJT