FNUS75 KGJT 161411
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOMICHI...USFS GUNNISON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
806 AM MDT THU APR 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0750 MDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
VERY SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GREAT
BASIN TODAY AND THEN SOUTHEAST INTO NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT.
WINDS ALOFT WILL BE WEAKER NEAR THE LOW ALTHOUGH WIND GUSTS NEAR
SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BECOME GOOD BY MID
MORNING AND THEN BACK TO POOR TOWARD SUNSET. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
FRIDAY AS THE LOW BRINGS WRAP AROUND MOISTURE TO THE BURN AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10-12
                    MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20-25 MPH NEAR SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000 THEN GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2100 THEN BECOMING POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). SHOWERS.

$$
FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...J  CHONKA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090416.TOMIC.02/GJT