FNUS75 KGJT 221459
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOS PINOS...USFS-GMUG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
859 AM MDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0845 MDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WEAKENS TODAY. A
WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL PASS THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING SLIGHTLY
INCREASED INSTABILITY WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM OVER NEARBY HIGHER TERRAIN. MUCH ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND THURSDAY...ADDING TO THE
POTENTIAL FOR AFTERNOON BUILDUP. 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 (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED VIRGA POSSIBLE IN THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 8-13 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 9-14 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...PATRICK MEDINA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.LOSPI.01/GJT