FNUS75 KGJT 021614
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST VAIL PILES...USFS, WRNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
914 AM MST WED DEC 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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 THIS MORNING
WILL DECREASE AND BECOME SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. EXPECT VALLEY INVERSIONS AT NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....15-20 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200 THEN FAIR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....2 BELOW-3 ABOVE F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR BY 1630.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300-4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2100-2300 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....11-16 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR BECOMING FAIR BY 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...TODD KING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091202.WESTV.01/GJT