FNUS75 KGJT 120246
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ENTRANCE ROAD RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
846 PM MDT WED MAR 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2045 MDT ON MARCH 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE WILL INCREASE OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS
DEVELOPING. FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUGGEST GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY
CONCERN WITH HIGH BASED SHOWERS IN THE AREA. IN ADDITION...A WEAK COLD
FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA AFTER 1600...SWINGING SURFACE
WINDS TO A MORE NORTHERLY DIRECTION. PLEASE CALL IN THE MORNING FOR
LATEST TIMING OF THE COLD FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-6 MPH UNTIL 1600. WINDS THEN
                    BECOMING NORTH 5-10 MPH AS A COLD FRONT PASSES.
                    EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 35 MPH AROUND HIGH BASED
                    SHOWERS FROM 1300 THROUGH 1800.
CLEARING INDEX......1000+ BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......900 BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...BRAD HARRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090312.ENTRA.01/GJT