FNUS75 KGJT 240915
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEVILS CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
215 AM MST THU FEB 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BE THE RULE TODAY WITH
CLOUDS ON THE INCREASE AS A DISTURBANCE SLOWLY DROPS SOUTHWARD.
SOME ISOLATED SNOWSHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND
THIS WILL CREATE ENOUGH MIXING TO MAKE SMOKE DISPERSAL VERY GOOD
FROM NOON THROUGH 6 PM. EXPECT SIMILAR CONDITIONS TOMORROW WITH A
BETTER CHANCE FOR SOME PRECIPITATION AS DISTURBANCES DROP A
LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 14
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....11-16 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD DECREASING TO POOR IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN STEVENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110224.DEVIL.01/GJT