FNUS75 KGJT 100434
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST VAIL PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
934 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON FEBRUARY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM CROSSES WESTERN COLORADO THIS MORNING.  THE
WINDS ALOFT SWITCH TO NORTHWESTERLY BEHIND THE WEATHER DISTURBANCE TONIGHT.
ANOTHER WEAK SHORT WAVE APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....23-27 F.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1300.  THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....23-27 F.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1300. THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1000 KNOT-FT) IN THE MORNING.  IMPROVING TO GOOD
                    AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN CONRAD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100210.WESTV.01/GJT