FNUS75 KGJT 140410
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CASTLE VALLEY PILES...STATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
910 PM MST WED FEB 13 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...UNFORTUNATELY AT THE LOWER ELEVATION WHERE THIS SITE
IS...THE INVERSION WILL STAY FAIRLY STRONG MUCH OF EACH DAY AND
WILL ALLOW ONLY A MINIMUM OF VERTICAL MIXING THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
WINDS STAY LIGHT SLOPE AND VALLEY BREEZES...WITH HIGH PRESSURE
WEST OF THE AREA WITH NORTH-NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT HAVING THE MOST
INFLUENCE ON THE WEATHER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-38 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-54%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 200 BY 2 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....14-19 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CLEARING INDEX......50.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-38 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......100 IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 150
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...MARK MARCUM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130214.CASTL.01/GJT