FNUS75 KGJT 111712
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CASTLE VALLEY PILES...STATE OF UTAH, FFSL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1012 AM MST MON FEB 11 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...
A DEEP TROUGH IS CURRENTLY MOVING OVER THE BURN SITE BRINGING
SOME SNOW SHOWERS AND LOW CLOUDS TO THE AREA. BY THIS
AFTERNOON...THE TROUGH WILL HAVE SHIFTED EAST THOUGH CLOUDS WILL
CONTINUE TO HANG AROUND. THESE CLOUDS WILL KEEP MIXING TO A
MINIMUM WITH CLEARING INDICES ONLY REACHING 100 IN THE AFTERNOON
AND OVERNIGHT. WEAK TRANSITORY RIDGING BUILDS IN TOMORROW
ALLOWING A SUBSIDENCE INVERSION TO SET UP OVER THE BURN SITE.
AGAIN...CLEARING INDICES WILL BE LOW...IN THE 200 RANGE...AS
LITTLE MIXING IS EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

MIN HUMIDITY........45-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 100 IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

MAX HUMIDITY........85-90%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

MIN HUMIDITY........33-38%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
CLEARING INDEX......100 INCREASING TO 200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...BEN HUNTSMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130211.CASTL.01/GJT