FNUS75 KGJT 110454
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAGLES NEST PILES...VAIL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
954 PM MST WED NOV 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON NOVEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY...WITH A SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT WILL TAKE PLACE FRIDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM
SYSTEM EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY. INCREASING STABILITY...WARMING ALOFT
AND LIGHT WINDS WILL INHIBIT SMOKE DISPERSAL FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....23-28 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........75-85%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-9 MPH AFTER 1100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR...EXCEPT GOOD DURING SNOW SHOWERS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....10-15 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5400-16600 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....22-27 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 4-9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (32000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...TOM TALBOT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101111.EAGLE.01/GJT