FNUS75 KGJT 050457
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST VAIL PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
957 PM MST THU MAR 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON MARCH 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OF THE
AREA TODAY...WITH BRISK NORTHWEST FLOW SETTING UP AS THE LOW EXITS.
MOISTURE WRAPPING AROUND THIS SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF SNOW
THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL END EARLY SATURDAY...WITH DRY AND
STABLE CONDITIONS SETTLING IN AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE
WEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34 F.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3-6 MPH INCREASING TO 6-12 MPH BY
                    1100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 20000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1300. ALSO EXCELLENT NEAR
                    SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 25 MPH BY 1300.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41 F.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-6 MPH BY 1300.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 35000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN SOUTHWEST 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...NICK COLLARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100305.WESTV.01/GJT