FNUS75 KGJT 291312
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CANY NP PILES...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
612 AM MST WED FEB 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MST ON FEBRUARY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER MOIST PACIFIC STORM WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY WITH YET A THIRD SYSTEM DUE IN THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
THIS WILL KEEP CONDITIONS UNSETTLED WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTY WINDS AND
SHOWERS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THIS MORNING...THEN
                    BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 2-5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    8-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH AFTER 1100.
CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 1000+ BY 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL BY 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH INCREASING TO 28 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 1000+ BY 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7100 FT AGL BY 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...JOANIE LAWRENCE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120229.CANYN.01/GJT