FNUS75 KGJT 071458
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOMICHI...USFS GUNNISON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
858 AM MDT TUE APR 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0835 MDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE REGION TODAY WHICH WILL RESULT IN
WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...AIDING MIXING. AN APPROACHING
PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS...SLIGHTLY COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5-10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 23 MPH.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH UNTIL 1100...
                    THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO
                    10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 35 MPH
                    POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...J  CHONKA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090407.TOMIC.01/GJT