FNUS75 KGJT 161441
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOMICHI...USFS GUNNISON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
841 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0810 MDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEST FLOW WILL DOMINATE THROUGH TUESDAY.
SOMEWHAT STABLE CONDITIONS WILL LIMIT VERTICAL LOFT ONCE EARLY
MORNING INVERSIONS BREAK...BUT TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO STILL RESULT IN GOOD DISPERSION EACH AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THIS MORNING WITH SOME HIGH CLOUDS MOVING
                    OVER THE BURN SITE IN THE AFTERNOON (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT NORTHWEST (0-5 MPH) UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST WIND AND AFTER 1400 INCREASING
                    TO 8-12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (14100-28600 KNOT-FT).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...J  CHONKA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090316.TOMIC.01/GJT