FNUS75 KGJT 181433
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWDERHORN...BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
833 AM MDT WED MAR 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0810 MDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DISTURBANCE PASSING ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO TODAY WILL BRING A
PERIOD OF CLOUDINESS TO THE BURN AREA LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS
AFTERNOON. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN FAVORABLE
MIXING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40% INCREASING 50-60% BY 1200).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH. AFTER

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN BECOMING VERY GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN VARIABLE BECOMING WEST 16 MPH BY 1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63%.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN STEVENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090318.POWDE.01/GJT