FNUS75 KGJT 171458
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOS PINOS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
858 AM MDT TUE MAR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0905 MDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WESTERLY FLOW WILL PREVAIL WITH MAINLY HIGH CLOUDS ON THE
INCREASE WEDNESDAY. VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSION IS
EXPECTED ONCE THE MORNING INVERSIONS BREAK.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH BY
                    1400.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8800 FT AGL BY 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 26 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH BY 1200.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...PMEDINA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090317.LOSPI.01/GJT