FNUS75 KGJT 200108
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANIMAS MOUNTAIN UNIT 2...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
608 PM MST SUN DEC 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON DECEMBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOIST BUT STABLE SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
MONDAY. GRADIENT TIGHTENS FOR STRONGER WINDS ON MONDAY AS A COLD
FRONT STALLS OVER NORTHWEST COLORADO.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). PERIODS OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100 THEN BECOMING GOOD. VERY GOOD
                    AT ANY TIME WITHIN PRECIPITATION.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 35 MPH DECREASING TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW BY
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR...EXCEPT GOOD WITHIN PRECIPITAION.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 36 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...HON SCHLAPFER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101220.ANIMA.01/GJT