FNUS75 KGJT 232054
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST ANIMAS PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
254 PM MDT FRI APR 23 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...NORTHERLY FLOW WILL DOMINATE ON SATURDAY IN THE WAKE
OF THE LATEST STORM. THIS MAY ENHANCE DOWNVALLEY WINDS. AFTERNOON
WILL RESULT IN OCCASIONAL GUSTST AT THE SURFACE. RAPID
STABILIZATION IS EXPECTED SATURDAY EVENING...SO EXPECT SMOKE TO
SETTLE QUICKLY LATE IN THE DAY ESPECIALLY AS SHADOWS OVERTAKE THE
BURN AREA.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60% UNTIL 1200...THEN 30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-23%.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8-12 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...INCREASING TO GOOD BY
                    BY 1100...AND VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10,000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH NORTHWEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...HON SCHLAPFER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100424.EASTA.01/GJT