FNUS75 KGJT 150227 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR HIDDEN VALLY...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 727 PM MST MON FEB 14 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON FEBRUARY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL BE SHIFTING EAST TODAY AS A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE GREAT BASIN. THIS WILL BRING A RETURN OF SOUTHWEST FLOW THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. A SERIES OF MOIST STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH BEGINNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT BRINGING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS AND A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE VALLEYS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56 F. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1030...THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 20000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1030... THEN BECOMING FAIR (57600 KNOT-FT) BY 1300. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4800 FT AGL BY 1300. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....17-22 F. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH BY 2000. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR (LESS THAN 15000 KNOT-FT) BY 2100. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL BY 2100. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1030...THEN SOUTH WINDS 4-8 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH BETWEEN 1400 AND 1800. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 15000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1030... THEN BECOMING VERY GOOD BY 1300. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON REQUESTED BY...HON SCHLAPFER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110215.HIDDE.01/GJT