FNUS75 KGJT 021205
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINEY PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
505 AM MST WED DEC 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON DECEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COLD AIR WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE BURN AREA TODAY
THROUGH THURSDAY AS AN UPPER TROUGH SINKS SOUTH ACROSS COLORADO.
SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SCATTERED THIS AFTERNOON
AND THURSDAY SNOW. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. EXPECT VALLEY
INVERSIONS AT NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%).SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....12-17 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (20400 KT-FT) UNTIL 1200 EXCEPT FAIR TO GOOD IN SNOW SHOWERS...INCREASING
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 MPH UNTIL 1400...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....3 BELOW-2 ABOVE F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1400 FT AGL
                    AFTER 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 MPH
                    AFTER 2100.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....8-13 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1700-7200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (66200 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...NICK COLLARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091202.PINEY.01/GJT