FNUS75 KGJT 302143
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN GRIZZLY...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
343 PM MDT THU APR 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON MAY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL SHEAR THROUGH THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL CREATE DEEP AFTERNOON MIXING
IN A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW. INVADING AND THICKENING HIGH CLOUDS WILL
LOWER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES AND WINDS JUST A BIT. EXPECT RAIN AND
COOLER TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS THE NEXT PACIFIC LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHES ACROSS THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-65 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1200. THEN INCREASING
                    10-15 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 25-30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN VERY GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 3000 FT AGL AT 1030...RISING TO 9000 FT
                    BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-75%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH DECREASING TO SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR...EXCEPT GOOD IN SHOWERS (BY DEFINITION).
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL EXCEPT 3000 FT AGL IN SHOWERS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-60%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT IN SHOWERS.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL...HIGHER IN SHOWERS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...STEVE MUELLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090501.GREEN.01/GJT