FNUS75 KGJT 032110
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 90...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
310 PM MDT WED JUN 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON JUNE 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...FEWER STORMS IN STORE TODAY AS A FLOW BACKS TO THE
SOUTHWEST DRAWING DRIER DESERT AIR ACROSS THE FIRE SITE. A FEW
STORMS LIKELY OVER THE UNCOMPAHGRE WHICH MAY BRING STRONG OUTFLOW
WINDS WITH LITTLE THREAT OF RAINFALL. STORMS WILL DIMINISH BY OR
SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ONSHORE FRIDAY
WHICH WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.


.TODAY (THURSDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH THROUGH 0900...THEN
    SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND INCREASING TO
    8 TO 12 MPH BY 1200. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS
    TO 35 MPH FROM STORMS TO THE SOUTH AFTER
    1300.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 14500 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH THROUGH 1000...THEN SOUTHWEST
    16 MPH.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (13800-39200 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH 0900...BECOMING
    SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH BY 1300. GUSTY AND
    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 11000 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25 MPH BY 1200.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...MAPLE TAYLOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090604.HWY90.01/GJT