FNUS75 KGJT 182342
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR SPRINGS PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
442 PM MST THU FEB 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 MST ON FEBRUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE BY LATE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS A DISTURBANCE APPROACHES THE AREA. SNOW WILL
BECOME LIKELY OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE ON SATURDAY. ACCUMULATIONS
WILL FAVOR SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES...WITH 2-4 INCHES POSSIBLE AT
THE BURN SITE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE NEARBY HIGHER TERRAIN.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55%.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WINDS 0-3 MPH...BECOMING WEST
                    5-10 MPH AFTER 1100. SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN
                    THE LATE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 500 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS. TWO TO
                    FOUR INCHES POSSIBLE BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65%.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......600...WITH THE BEST MIXING NEAR SNOW SHOWERS.


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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...CORDELL TAYLOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100219.CEDAR.01/GJT