FNUS75 KGJT 052351
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 90...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
551 PM MDT TUE MAY 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY WESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE REGION
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL PASS ACROSS
THE NORTHERN ROCKIES ON THURSDAY RESULTING IN AN INCREASED FLOW OVER
WESTERN COLORADO BY THE AFTERNOON. A STRONG WARMING TREND CAN BE
EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BUT WILL FLATTEN OUT ON THURSDAY.

.WEDNESDAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY. AFTER 1200 WEST
                    WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY MIX TO THE SURFACE...
                    THEN WEST WINDS WILL BECOME DOMINATE AFTER
                    1400 AND INCREASE TO 8-12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS 15-20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING EXCELLENT DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%). A FEW HIGH BASED CUMULUS
                    IN THE LATE AFTERNOON WHICH MAY PRODUCE ISOLATED
                    VIRGA.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH...BECOMING WEST AFTER
                    1300 AND INCREASING TO 9-14 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    20-25 MPH. A FEW STRONGER GUSTS POSSIBLE LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING EXCELLENT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...MAPLE TAYLOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090506.HWY90.01/GJT