FNUS75 KGJT 121457
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOMICHI...USFS GUNNISON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
857 AM MDT THU MAR 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0815 MDT ON MARCH 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING EAST FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL HELP
WITH MID AND UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE FLUX TODAY AND TONIGHT.
INSTABILITY WILL INCREASE THEREFORE SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN
COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON. UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS ARE WEAK WITH THIS
SLIGHTLY DISORGANIZED SYSTEM. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON
WITH GUSTS EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AT
                    7-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (94200 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...J  CHONKA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090312.TOMIC.01/GJT