FNUS75 KGJT 250120
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOS PINOS...USFS-GMUG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
720 PM MDT TUE MAR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES EMBEDDED IN NORTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT WILL KEEP UNSETTLED CONDITIONS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AREA
THROUGH TODAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-37 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-4 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN
                    WEST 3-7 MPH INCREASING TO 5-10 WITH GUSTS TO
                    16 MPH AFTER 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30 F.

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FORECASTER...TROY LINDQUIST
REQUESTED BY...PATRICK MEDINA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090325.LOSPI.01/GJT