FNUS75 KGJT 081405
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOS PINOS...USFS-GMUG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
805 AM MDT WED APR 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0810 MDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WAS LOCATED SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE THIS
MORNING. A COLD FRONT ENTERING WESTERN UTAH THIS MORNING IS
EXPECTED TO REACH THE BURN SITE AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. AHEAD
OF THIS FRONT...SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN AND MIX DOWN
TO THE SURFACE THIS AFTERNOON. SMOKE WILL LIKELY SHEAR
HORIZONTALLY ONCE IT RISES ABOVE RIDGE LINE. COLDER NORTHWEST FLOW
IS EXPECTED FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) UNTIL 1100...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (7
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY 1200
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 36 MPH AFTER 1200.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-24 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER 2400. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST=NORTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-NORTHWEST 34 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...RYAN HUGHES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090408.LOSPI.01/GJT