FNUS75 KGJT 140541
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RASBERRY DIVIDE PILES...GMUG NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1041 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON DECEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL BE PUSHING INTO SOUTHERN COLORADO BY
SUNRISE AND MOVE EAST OF THE DIVIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE PLATEAU TODAY
WITH THE PRECIPITATION AND INSTABILITY HELPING LIFT MIXING LEVELS.
SOUTH WINDS EARLY WILL TURN MORE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE WITH A FEW
AFTERNOON GUSTS PUSHING 30 MPH. THIS HOWEVER WILL HELP PUSH SMOKE
DISPERSAL IN TO THE GOOD CATEGORY. THIS STORM EXITS TONIGHT WITH
ANOTHER ON IT/S HEEL FOR SATURDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THIS TIME BUT MAINLY LIGHT...SMOKE DISPERSAL MAY BE
HAMPERED BY COOLER TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE AND ONLY MAKE IT
INTO THE FAIR CATEGORY FOR A SHORT PERIOD SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 29 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING...TURNING
                    SOUTHWEST AT 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR THROUGH MID MORNING THEN INCREASING TO GOOD
                    BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....12-17 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO POOR AROUND SUNSET.

.SATURDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....18 TO 23 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........71-76%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR THROUGH LATE MORNING WITH FAIR BY MID
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...THAD CHAVEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121214.RASBE.01/GJT