FNUS75 KGJT 220439
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ENTRANCE AREA RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1039 PM MDT TUE APR 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WEAKENS TODAY. A
WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL PASS THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING SLIGHTLY
INCREASED INSTABILITY. WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE
TODAY AND THURSDAY...ADDING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ISOLATED
AFTERNOON BUILDUP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS ARE A
THREAT BOTH AFTERNOONS. GRADIENT SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE ON THURSDAY
AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 3 MPH THROUGH 0900...BECOMING
    WEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 18
    MPH BY 1300.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1100.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...BRAD HARRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.ENTRA.01/GJT