FNUS75 KGJT 181344
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOMICHI...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
744 AM MDT WED MAR 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0745 MDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PERIODS OF HIGH CLOUDS WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. OTHERWISE...DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST.  INVERSIONS
WILL BREAK BY MID-MORNING...RESULTING IN FAVORABLE MIXING CONDITIONS
BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 2-6 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER 1300.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING VERY GOOD BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8500 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR (LESS THAN 5000 KNOT-FT) BY 2100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1500 FT AGL BY 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING GOOD BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8300 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...J  CHONKA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090318.TOMIC.01/GJT