FNUS75 KGJT 281254
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOS PINOS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
654 AM MDT TUE APR 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.  A STRENGTHENING SURFACE
LOW OVER UTAH AND COLORADO WILL ALLOW FOR WINDS ALOFT TO MIX TO THE
GROUND.  GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
FACING SLOPES.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-55 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH.  OCCASIONAL SOUTHWEST WIND
                    15 TO 20 MPH AFTER 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 36 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-55 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...PAT MEDINA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090428.LOSPI.01/GJT