FNUS75 KGJT 110903
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST VAIL PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
203 AM MST THU MAR 11 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON MARCH 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COOL UNSTABLE AIR WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS AND
EXCELLENT MIXING THROUGH TODAY. NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL MIX
DOWN TO THE SURFACE THROUGH THE DAY AND MAY BE GUSTY NEAR SHOWERS.
A DRIER AND WARMER AIR MASS BEGINS TO WORK OVER THE BURN SITE
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. A STRENGTHENING INVERSION AT 10,000 FT MSL
WILL LIMIT MIXING SOMEWHAT. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER AND TERRAIN DRIVEN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32 F.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3-5 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH
                    WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL AT 1100...INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PATCHY MORNING FOG. THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
WIND (20 FT)........UPVALLEY 3-8 MPH AFTER 1100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL AT 1100...INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...NICK COLLARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100311.WESTV.01/GJT