FNUS75 KGJT 201349
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SEEDHOUSE RX PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
749 AM MDT TUE OCT 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0745 MDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STORM OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK TOWARD THE
FOUR CORNERS TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE AND SHIFT AS AN ASSOCIATE
COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE AREA. EXPECT PRECIPITATION TO INCREASE
THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL
DECREASE OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW TRACKS EAST OVER NORTHERN NEW
MEXICO. A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE GREAT BASIN
WEDNESDAY...BRINGING A DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW TO THE AREA THROUGH
FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE
                    DAY. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 8-12 MPH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200 THEN BECOMING GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 MPH DECREASING TO 14 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...LEE NELSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091020.SEEDH.01/GJT