FNUS75 KGJT 201629
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR SPRINGS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
929 AM MST WED JAN 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1015 MST ON JANUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SLOWLY EXIT EASTERN UTAH TODAY.
SHOWERS SHOULD DECREASE. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL STAY POOR TODAY WITH
LOW CLEARING INDEX EXCEPT WITHIN SHOWERS WHERE MODERATE MIXING AND
WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE CLEARING INDEX ABOVE 500 IN
AND NEAR SHOWERS. THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION
THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS MAY PRODUCE WINDS 7-10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
CLEARING INDEX......50 IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 150 IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT DURING
                    SHOWERS CLEARING WILL INCREASE ABOVE 500.

.THURSDAY...

WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8-14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......450 DECREASING TO 400 LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 800 IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...CORDELL TAYLOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100120.CEDAR.01/GJT