FNUS75 KGJT 240317
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR SPRINGS PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
917 PM MDT TUE MAR 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY...BRINGING
DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS ALONG WITH LIGHT WINDS. A WEAK STORM WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE RIDGE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...WITH AN INCREASE
IN WINDS AND HIGH CLOUDS EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38%.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2-5 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......100 UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO 400 BY 1300.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...
                    THEN SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH BY
                    1200. LOCAL GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH BETWEEN
                    1300 AND 1800.
CLEARING INDEX......100 UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO 900
                    BY 1300.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...CORDELL TAYLOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100324.CEDAR.01/GJT