FNUS75 KGJT 081353
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOMICHI...USFS GUNNISON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
753 AM MDT WED APR 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0750 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.....49-54 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH. AFTER
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING WEST 15 MPH BY 1200 SHIFTING TO SO

.TONIGHT...

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (27400-78400 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 28 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 7 MPH AFTER 2400.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-NORTHWEST 32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...J  CHONKA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090408.TOMIC.01/GJT