FNUS75 KGJT 291412
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOS PINOS...USFS-GMUG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
812 AM MDT WED APR 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0745 MDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO SPIN JUST OFF THE OREGON
COAST TODAY...THEN MOVES EAST THURSDAY. TODAY SHOULD BE A NEAR
CARBON-COPY OF YESTERDAY...WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN A DRY
SOUTHWEST FLOW. GRADIENT WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY AS THE SHEARED
LOW MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. SHOWERS ARE LIKELY THIS WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-60 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000. THEN INCREASING
                    SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH BY 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR. EXCELLENT BY 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 24 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-62 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 27 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...PATRICK MEDINA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090429.LOSPI.01/GJT