FNUS75 KGJT 041446
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAILBOX RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
846 AM MDT MON MAY 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0820 MDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE AND MOIST ZONAL FLOW WILL BE OVER THE REGION
TODAY AND TONIGHT. LIMITED DRYING ALOFT IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AT THE
SAME TIME A WEAK EMBEDDED DISTURBANCE WILL PASS OVER THE REGION. THIS
WILL ONLY RESULT IN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) SOME CLEARING POSSIBLE
                    BY AFTERNOON . A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A MORNING
                    SHOWER...OTHERWISE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-32%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST-NORTHWEST 5 MPH AFTER 1000...INCREASING
                    TO 7-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10000 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST-NORTHWEST 5 MPH AFTER 1000....INCREASING
                    TO 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...ERIC BRANTINGHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090504.MAILB.01/GJT