FNUS75 KGJT 241440
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR YELLOW PINE...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
840 AM MDT FRI APR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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 (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). SOME BUILDUPS
                    DEVELOPING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. 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.......9200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 35 MPH.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 2200...THEN BECOMING POOR (LESS THAN
                    20000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 3000 FT AGL BY 2200 THEN 1000 FT
                    AGL BY 2400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH...DECREASING TO 15 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...JEREMY SPETTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090424.YELLO.01/GJT