FNUS75 KGJT 080135
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEVIL CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
635 PM MST SUN NOV 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MST ON NOVEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG AND FAST MOVING UPPER LEVEL STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. OUT AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING SYSTEM
...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG WITH WARMER CONDITIONS.
BY MONDAY NIGHT...AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH...
BRINGING AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE AND SHIFTING WINDS ALONG WITH A
SCATTERED SHOWERS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH
LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE STORM MOVES OUT OF THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER 1500.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1030...THEN
                    WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH BY 1200. OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (UNDER 20000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1030...THEN BECOMING
                    VERY GOOD BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH INCREASING TO 20 MPH AFTER BY 1200.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-32 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-42 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101108.DEVIL.01/GJT