FNUS75 KGJT 100346
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR VIGIL AND ABEYTA MESAS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
946 PM MDT THU APR 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...FLAT RIDGE OVER THE FIRE SITE WILL BREAK DOWN TODAY
AS A STORM MOVING ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST CAUSES FLOW TO BACK
TO THE SOUTH. SHOWER CHANCES WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AND WILL TREND
UPWARD INTO SATURDAY AS THE STORM MOVES ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS
AND OVER THE REGION ON SATURDAY.

.TODAY (THROUGH SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE WINDS 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15
    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH BY 1300.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH THROUGH 0900...THEN BECOMING
    SOUTH 16 MPH BY 1300.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090410.VIGIL.01/GJT