FNUS75 KGJT 172223
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANIMAS MOUNTAIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
323 PM MST FRI DEC 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON DECEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER MOIST WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION TONIGHT
AND ON SATURDAY. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE AND THICKEN THIS EVENING
WITH SCATTERED RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS BEGINNING BY MIDNIGHT. BY
LATE TONIGHT THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW.
THE CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE ON SATURDAY...WITH SNOW
AGAIN MIXING WITH...OR CHANGING OVER TO RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90%.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GENERALLY POOR (12500-14100 KNOT-FT)...HOWEVER
                    BETTER MIXING NEAR SHOWERS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLELY 6 MPH. AT TIMES AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WILL MIX
                    TO THE SURFACE IN THE VICINITY OF SHOWERS.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-41 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........69-74%.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101218.ANIMA.01/GJT