FNUS75 KGJT 271544
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOS PINOS...USFS-GMUG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
944 AM MDT MON APR 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRYING AND INCREASING STABILITY IS EXPECTED TODAY
BEHIND A WEATHER SYSTEM THAT MOVED EAST OF THE DIVIDE EARLY THIS
MORNING. THE FLOW ALOFT WILL ALSO BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST IN
ADVANCE OF ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM THAT DROPS INTO THE NORTHERN
GREAT BASIN TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASING GRADIENT WINDS
TUESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOST SUNNY (10-20%) THIS MORNING...BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1100...
                    THEN BECOMING WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN IMPROVING TO EXCELLENT
                    BY 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 24 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 22 MPH AFTER
                    2200.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70% MAINLY HIGH CLOUDS).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1030...
                    THEN BECOMING SOUTH AND INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY 1400.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1030...THEN IMPROVING TO EXCELLENT
                    BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...PATRICK MEDINA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090427.LOSPI.01/GJT