FNUS75 KGJT 160520
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWDERHORN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1120 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH
TUESDAY. MORNING INVERSIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BREAK ALLOWING FOR GOOD
MIXING DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...BEFORE INVERSIONS REDEVELOP
AFTER SUNSET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1030...THEN
                    WEST WINDS 2-6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING GOOD BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5500 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%).
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60%.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR (LESS THAN 20000 KNOT-FT) BY 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN STEVENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090316.POWDE.01/GJT