FNUS75 KGJT 200909
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWDERHORN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
309 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...
A STRONG RIDGE WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH THE MAIN PART OF
THE RIDGE MOVING EAST OF THE AREA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK
DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHERN COLORADO, ADDING A BIT OF
MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY. EXPECT ISOLATED MOUNTAIN SHOWERS AND THE
SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ALOFT WILL BE
MODERATE AND FROM THE SOUTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-80%) MID AND HIGH CLOUD, WITH
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND A POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM
                    OVER NEARBY MOUNTAINS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-28%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1030, THEN
                    BECOMING ENHANCED UP-VALLEY (NORTHWEST) 5-10
                    MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1030, THEN FAIR. BECOMING VERY GOOD
                    BY 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL BY 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 1030, THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......AFTER SUNSET DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR AFTER SUNSET.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN STEVENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090320.POWDE.01/GJT