FNUS75 KGJT 281423
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR YELLOW PINE RX...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
823 AM MDT MON SEP 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING BELOW 8500 FEET...

.DISCUSSION...

STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

WINDS ALOFT WILL SHIFT FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST AS THE RIDGE
AXIS SHIFTS EAST OF THE FIRE AREA. WARM TEMPERATURES AGAIN TODAY
WITH ONLY A SLIGHT DECREASE IN TEMPERATURES TUESDAY. WINDS WILL
INCREASE TUESDAY AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED
COLD FRONT. CLOUDS WILL START TO INCREASE TUESDAY AT MID AND UPPER
LEVELS. THE TROUGH AND FRONT WILL MOVE OVERHEAD WEDNESDAY DROPPING
TEMPERATURES DRASTICALLY AND INCREASING CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION
AND CONTINUED STRONG WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST AND SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10600 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45%.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD BY NOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN DENOWH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090928.YELLO.01/GJT