FNUS75 KGJT 071402
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SEEDHOUSE PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
802 AM MDT WED OCT 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON OCTOBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY AS AN
UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MOVES EAST...AND A COLD FRONT
IN MONTANA DROPS SOUTH. MOISTURE IS LIMITED...AND SUNSHINE TODAY
WILL HELP WITH SURFACE HEATING AND LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY. WINDS
WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS MIXING TAKES PLACE. THE COLD FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE BURN AREA THURSDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) UNTIL 1100...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25%) UNTIL 1400...THEN PARTLY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH BY 1100. AFTER 1300...SOUTHWEST 7-10 M
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL AT 1200...AND 7000 FT AGL BY 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THE BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 MPH BY 1200 AND INCREASI

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT BRINGUEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091007.SEEDH.01/GJT