FNUS75 KGJT 292137
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PIEDRA AERIAL...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
337 PM MDT WED APR 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A PACIFIC NORTHWEST LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH
THE NORTHERN ROCKIES THURSDAY. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
ABOVE NORMAL AND A FEW DEGREES WARMER THAN WEDNESDAY IN A DRY
SOUTHWEST FLOW. GRADIENT WINDS WILL BE STRONGER THAN WEDNESDAY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72 F AT 7000 FEET...58-61 F AT 10,000 FT.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-10% AT 7000 FEET...13-15% AT 10,000 FT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN SHIFTING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25-30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR. GOOD AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...RISING TO 5000
                    FT BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090430.PIEDR.01/GJT