FNUS75 KGJT 211423
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOS PINOS...USFS-GMUG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
823 AM MDT SAT MAR 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0805 MDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DEEPENING PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING INCREASED
SOUTHWEST FLOW AND UNSEASONABLY MILD TEMPERATURES TODAY. SOME
LIGHT DISTURBANCES WILL GENERATE ISOLATED SHOWERS...MAINLY OVER
THE HIGHEST TERRAIN. DRY AIR AT LOWER ELEVATIONS POINTS TO MORE
WIND THAN RAINFALL AT THE FIRE SITE. GRADIENT FLOW INCREASES
SUNDAY AS THE STORM MOVES INTO THE GREAT BASIN. INCREASED SHOWERS
AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-61 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH 1000...THEN
    INCREASING TO 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
    AROUND 25 MPH BY 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH THROUGH 1000...THEN BECOMING
    SOUTHWEST 18 MPH BY 1200.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 16 MPH
    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH BY 1200. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH THROUGH 1000...THEN SOUTHWEST 30
    MPH BY 1200.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...PATRICK MEDINA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090321.LOSPI.01/GJT