FNUS75 KGJT 110218
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ENTRANCE ROAD RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
818 PM MDT TUE MAR 10 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
DRY...WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH
TONIGHT. THE FLOW WILL BACK AROUND TO THE SOUTHWEST ON THURSDAY...
ALLOWING SOME MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE TO STREAM BACK INTO THE
REGION. THIS WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LATE AFTERNOON SHOWERS
AND GUSTY WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-6 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......800.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8100 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    EAST WINDS 6-12 MPH. GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 40 MPH NEAR
                    SHOWERS.
CLEARING INDEX......850.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...BRAD HARRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090311.ENTRA.01/GJT