FNUS75 KGJT 111522
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ICE CAVE RIDGE PILES...USFS SAN JUAN NF PAGOSA RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
922 AM MDT WED MAY 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE AREA THIS
MORNING...WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST COLORADO LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
AS A RESULT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY...BECOMING MORE
CONVECTIVE THIS AFTERNOON. DRIER AND WARMER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK.

.TODAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE DAY...AT TIMES MIXING WITH RAIN
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST-SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH...INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL NOON...THEN INCREASING TO VERY GOOD.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...FUELS TECH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110511.ICECA.01/GJT