FNUS75 KGJT 131423
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOS PINOS...USFS-GMUG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
823 AM MDT MON APR 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FLAT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE REGION TODAY BRINGING
DRY CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES. TUESDAY THE
NEXT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN. THIS
WILL BRING MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS BOTH ALOFT AND AT THE
SURFACE. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH AFTER 1000.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX HUMIDITY........80-88%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-7 MPH AFTER 1900.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (12700-13100 KNOT-FT).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY MORNING (50-60%) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS OR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH AFTER 1000...
                    INCREASING TO 15-25 MPH BY 1400 WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...RYAN HUGHES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090413.LOSPI.01/GJT