FNUS75 KGJT 121528
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR SPRINGS PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
928 AM MDT WED MAY 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ONE MORE NORTHERLY SURGE OF PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR
TODAY ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LATEST STORM. AS THIS STORM MOVES OFF
TO THE EAST...PRECIPITATION WILL DECREASE TONIGHT WITH ONLY
ISOLATED SHOWERS FROM INSTABILITY EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. NORTHEAST
GRADIENT WINDS MAY DISTURBANCE NORMAL VALLEY INVERSION FORMATION
EARLY TONIGHT. ON THURSDAY...LIGHTER TRANSPORT WINDS WILL LIMIT
THE CLEARING INDEX TO SOME EXTENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%) RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........56-61%.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5 MPH INCREASING 8-12 MPH AFTER
                    1200. GUSTS TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE.
CLEARING INDEX......260 AT 1200 INCREASING TO 1000+.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT 1200 INCREASING TO 9500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 MPH AFTER 1200.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-26 F.
CLEARING INDEX......DECREASING TO 100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL OR LESS
                    AFTER 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6-10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 5-7 MPH AFTER 1300.
CLEARING INDEX......170 AT 1200 INCREASING TO 670.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL AT 1200 INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    VARIABLE 3-5 MPH BECOMING EAST 7 MPH AFTER
                    1300.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...CORDELL TAYLOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100512.CEDAR.01/GJT