FNUS75 KGJT 090535
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST VAIL PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1035 PM MST MON MAR 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON MARCH 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WRAPAROUND MOISTURE AND WIND FLOW FROM PREVIOUS STORM
WILL KEEP SHOWERY-TYPE SNOW GOING ACROSS BURN SITE TODAY WHILE A
NEW SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN COLORADO LATER THIS EVENING.
THIS NEW SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING AT LEAST. SMOKE DISPERSAL HOWEVER WILL REACH
GOOD VALUES BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND SHOULD BE EVEN BETTER ON
WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37 F.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34 F.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN CONRAD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100309.WESTV.01/GJT