FNUS75 KGJT 100622
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUN DANCE PILE BURN...SOUTHERN UTE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1222 AM MDT WED JUN 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON JUNE 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALONG THE WEST COAST...
MOISTURE CONTINUES TO STREAM UP FROM THE SOUTHWEST. SHOWERS TUESDAY
EVENING HELPED TO MOISTEN THE LOWER LEVELS AND SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE MORE WIDESPREAD TODAY. OF COURSE ANY SHOWERS OR VIRGA WILL
CREATE LOCAL ERRATIC WINDS. THUNDERSTORMS AND AFTERNOON HEATING MAY
BE INHIBITED BY CLOUD COVER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SCATTERED IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST
                    AFTER 1200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR SHOWERS AND STORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR IN THE MORNING...OTHERWISE GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN RISING
                    TO 9000 FT AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    8-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO VERY GOOD (4300-127700 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 11O00 FT AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...RICH GUSTAFSON  FMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090610.SUNDA.01/GJT