FNUS75 KGJT 230428
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COULTER...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1028 PM MDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1655 MDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A TROUGH ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY
AND STRENGTHEN...WHILE AN OLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH THE
FOUR CORNERS AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. THE WINDS ALOFT WILL REMAIN
FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TODAY. SURFACE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
UPSLOPE AND UPVALLEY EARLY IN THE MORNING AND QUICKLY INCREASE FROM
THE SOUTHWEST. ON FRIDAY THE PACIFIC TROUGH AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE GREAT BASIN AND NORTHEAST UTAH. SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT AND
AT THE SURFACE WILL INCREASE GREATLY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED DRY
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900, THEN FAIR. IMPROVING TO
                    EXCELLENT BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AFTER 0900, INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....AFTER 0900, INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED DRY
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL ABOUT 9 PM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 14 GUSTING TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. AFTER
                    2100 BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR AFTER 9 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AFTER 2100 LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 MPH UNTIL ABOUT 8 PM THEN
                    DECREASING. AFTER 9 PM BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWN
                    VALLEY 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN
                    BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......AFTER 9 AM BECOMING SOUTH 12 MPH. AFTER 1100
                    BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 35 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900, THEN FAIR. IMPROVING TO
                    EXCELLENT BY 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AFTER 0900, INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....AFTER 0900, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 32 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...LATHAN JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090423.COULT.01/GJT