FNUS75 KGJT 032307
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST VAIL PILES...USFS, WRNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
407 PM MST WED MAR 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FROM MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT
UNTIL 6 PM MST FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. SNOW
WILL INCREASE DURING THE EVENING WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY WITH 3 TO 6
INCHES OF NEW SNOW AT THE BURN SITE BY THE EVENING. THE UNSTABLE
AIR MASS WILL ALSO ALLOW GOOD TO EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSAL.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41 F.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). PERIODS OF SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34 F.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...TODD KING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100304.WESTV.01/GJT