FNUS75 KGJT 091434
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR YELLOW PINE...USFS GUNNISON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
822 AM MDT SAT MAY 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0750 MDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


.DISCUSSION...
UPDATED FOR WINDS.

UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WILL STAY RELATIVELY THE SAME THROUGH SUNDAY
WITH WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS DURING THE AFTERNOONS. MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED
THEREFORE EXPECT ONLY OROGRAPHIC AFTERNOON CLOUD COVER. LIMITED
MOISTURE WILL MEAN A MAX TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN FAIRLY CONSTANT.
FLOW ALOFT DECREASES AS A WEAK RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE AREA BY MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 2-5 MPH INCREASING
                    TO WEST 14-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000 THEN BECOMING EXCELLENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2000 THEN BECOMING POOR
                    OVERNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 2-5 MPH INCREASING TO
                    WEST 16-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000 THEN BECOMING EXCELLENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...J  CHONKA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090509.YELLO.01/GJT