FNUS75 KGJT 281444
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR YELLOW PINE...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
844 AM MDT TUE APR 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.TODAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1030...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 12-17 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 35 MPH.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (BELOW 10000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH UNTIL 2200...THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...JEREMY SPETTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090428.YELLO.01/GJT