FNUS75 KGJT 230916
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST LAKES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
216 AM MST WED FEB 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL BE SIMILAR TO TUESDAY.
MOISTURE WILL STREAM UP FROM THE SOUTHWEST STARTING LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNVALLEY/NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH AT 0930...BECOMING
                    UPVALLEY/SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR BECOMING FAIR AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT 0930 INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....17-22 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX OF 15000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...HON SCHLAPFER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110223.FORES.01/GJT