FNUS75 KGJT 100543
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST VAIL PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1043 PM MST TUE MAR 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON MARCH 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOSED LOW WELL TO OUR SOUTH WILL CONTINUE FAVORABLE
NORTHERLY WIND FLOW GOING OVER BURN SITE ALLOWING SHOWERY TYPE
PRECIPITATION TO PERSIST THROUGH MOST OF TODAY. BY TOMORROW
EVENING...ANOTHER WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL DROP SOUTHEASTWARD FROM
IDAHO INCREASING SNOW AND RAINFALL CHANCES OVER NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. A FEW MORE INCHES OF NEW SNOW CERTAINLY
POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34 F.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32 F.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 13 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...NICK COLLARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100310.WESTV.01/GJT