FNUS75 KGJT 182306
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIMNEY ROCK PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
406 PM MST FRI FEB 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1310 MST ON FEBRUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN
OVER THE AREA AS THE NEXT PACIFIC STORM APPROACHES. PRECIPITATION
WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...WITH SNOW POSSIBLE DURING THE
MORNING. BY THE AFTERNOON THE PRECIPITATION TYPE SHOULD BE ALL RAIN.
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS...AT
                    TIMES MIXING WITH OR CHANGING OVER TO SNOW
                    DURING THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-47 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 8-12 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AND INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS 20-30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH INCREASING TO 40 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...DURANGO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110218.CHIMN.01/GJT