FNUS75 KGJT 210557
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COULTER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1157 PM MDT MON APR 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN U.S. WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WARM AND DRY
WEATHER TO THE FIRE SITE TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY (THROUGH SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH THROUGH 0900...BECOMING
    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 7 MPH BY 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING GOOD BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 9000 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH THROUGH 1000...THEN
    NORTHWEST 10 MPH BY 1100.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5000-6400 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH THROUGH 0900...BECOMING
    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH BY 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 12000 FT AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING WEST 13 MPH BY 1200.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...LATHAN JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090421.COULT.01/GJT