FNUS75 KGJT 080538
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEVILS CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1038 PM MST MON FEB 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON FEBRUARY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT THAT
WILL HAVE PASSED OVER THE BURN SITE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AS AN
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PASSES OVER THE AREA. IN ADDITION...GUSTY
WEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE PERIODS BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. BY
EVENING WINDS WILL HAVE DECREASED...WITH SNOWFALL DIMINISHING DURING
THE EVENING.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SNOW WITH PERIODS OF BLOWING
                    SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....20-25 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-65%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 9-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH...
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SNOW SHOWERS DIMINISHING.
                    CLEARING TOWARDS SUNRISE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....6 BELOW-1 BELOW F.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 12 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9700-18000 KNOT-FT).


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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN STEVENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110208.DEVIL.01/GJT