FNUS75 KGJT 091411
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOMICHI...USFS GUNNISON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
811 AM MDT THU APR 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0745 MDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE UPPER TROUGH WAS MOVING EAST ACROSS THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE EARLY THIS MORNING. FLOW ALOFT WILL BECOME MORE
NORTHWEST AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES. MOISTURE ON THE BACKSIDE WILL
KEEP SKIES CLOUDY. TEMPORARY HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BUILD IN
QUICKLY TONIGHT AND THE SLIDE EAST ON FRIDAY. WARMER SOUTHERLY
FLOW IS EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-37 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 10-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21 F.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR AFTER 2100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH AFTER 2100.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47 F.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN BECOMING TO GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH. AFTER 1300...SOUTH

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...J  CHONKA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090409.TOMIC.01/GJT