FNUS75 KGJT 241408
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOS PINOS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
808 AM MDT FRI APR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A PACIFIC STORM WILL DIG INTO THE GREAT BASIN TODAY AND TONIGHT
BRINGING AN INCREASE IN SURFACE WINDS TO THE REGION. STRONG GUSTY
WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH
THE EVENING. THIS WILL ALSO ALLOW BETTER PACIFIC MOISTURE TO WORK
INTO THE AREA...INITIALLY MID TO HIGH LEVEL. MORE ACTIVE WEATHER
ARRIVES ON SATURDAY AS THE STORM OVER THE GREAT BASIN STARTS
MOVING EAST OVER WESTERN COLORADO.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%). SOME BUILDUPS DEVELOPING LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE (0-3 MPH) UNTIL 0930...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH AND INCREASING TO
                    15-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
                    MPH DEVELOPING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING EXCELLENT AROUND 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 35 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...PAT MEDINA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090424.LOSPI.01/GJT