FNUS75 KGJT 310501
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOS PINOS...USFS-GMUG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1101 PM MDT MON MAR 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA
THROUGH TUESDAY...BECOMING MORE WESTERLY TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE NEXT
TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DUE TO LINGERING INSTABILITY.
SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND BECOME WIDESPREAD ON
WEDNESDAY AS THE UPPER TROUGH AND ITS ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD
FRONT MOVE OVER THE AREA. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE
FRONT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH...OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 32 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-31 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 8-15 MPH...INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH
                    BY MIDDAY WITH GUSTS 35-45 MPH. WINDS WILL
                    BECOME NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND
                    DIMINISH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 46 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...RYAN HUGHES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090331.LOSPI.01/GJT