FNUS75 KGJT 141410
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOS PINOS...USFS-GMUG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
810 AM MDT TUE APR 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0750 MDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN
TODAY AND THEN MOVE ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY. TODAY WILL BECOME
BREEZY AND UNSTABLE. IN ADDITION WATCH FOR GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM VIRGA, THUNDERSTORMS, AND SHOWERS. THIS
STORMS COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS ABOUT NOON WEDNESDAY WITH
GUSTY SOUTH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST. THERE IS ALSO A
WINTER WEATHER WATCH OUT FOR THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS FOR WEDNESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH BY 1000...
                    THEN 10-15 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (22000-25800 KNOT-FT).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......AFTER 1000 SOUTH WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...RYAN HUGHES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090414.LOSPI.01/GJT