FNUS75 KGJT 201400
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOS PINOS...USFS-GMUG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
800 AM MDT FRI MAR 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND THEN
BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN ON SATURDAY. ENOUGH INSTABILITY AND MID-LEVEL
MOISTURE WILL BE PRESENT THAT A FEW SHOWERS OR EVEN A THUNDERSTORM
ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%)...OCCASIONALLY MOSTLY CLOUDY (80%) UNTIL 1200. ISOLATED
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH UNTIL 1030...THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH. AFTER 1300...WEST
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR BECOMING VERY GOOD BY 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10,000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1030...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUN

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...PATRICK MEDINA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090320.LOSPI.01/GJT