FNUS75 KGJT 141603
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST VAIL PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
903 AM MST MON DEC 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON DECEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND SOUTHWEST
GRADIENT WINDS WILL PRODUCE GOOD SMOKE DISPERSAL TODAY. THE
SURFACE-BASED INVERSION WILL SET UP BEFORE SUNSET, THAT WILL
PERSIST INTO TUESDAY MORNING. GRADIENT WINDS WILL AGAIN PRODUCE
GOOD MIXING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....23-28 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1200...THEN VERY GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL AT 1100 INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT AFTER 1700 (SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....2-7 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAXIMUM OF 10500 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12 MPH
                    AFTER 1100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (14800-33000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    BY 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AT 1100 INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 19 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...NICK COLLARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091214.WESTV.01/GJT