FNUS75 KGJT 100406
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST ANIMAS PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1006 PM MDT SUN MAY 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY COLD FRONT PASSED SUNDAY NIGHT...THE UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH WILL PASS TODAY. THE UPPER FLOW WILL SHIFT FROM
SOUTHWEST TO WEST TODAY. BUT THE GRADIENT WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH
MARGINAL AFTERNOON INSTABILITY FOR EXCELLENT MIXING. A STRONGER
PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL PASS TUESDAY NIGHT PRODUCING SCATTERED SHOWERS
INTO WEDNESDAY...MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF THE BURN SITE.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-63 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-23%.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL AT 1030...INCREASING TO 11000 FT
                    AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-64 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-26%.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900 INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    BY 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...HON SCHLAPFER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100510.EASTA.01/GJT