FNUS75 KGJT 180538
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR VAIL EAST...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1038 PM MST THU DEC 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON DECEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER WEAK DISTURBANCE EMBEDDED IN THE NORTHWEST
FLOW WILL PASS OVER WESTERN COLORADO ON FRIDAY. AS A RESULT A FEW
SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY. SMOKE DISPERSAL
WILL CLIMB INTO THE FAIR CATEGORY.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-35 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-3 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 3-7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR IN THE MORNING...THEN FAIR IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...NICK COLLARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091218.VAILE.01/GJT