FNUS75 KGJT 251428
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ALPINE...USFS-GMUG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
828 AM MDT THU MAR 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A PACIFIC NORTHWEST SPRING STORM WILL FLATTEN THE RIDGE OVER THE
REGION TODAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF
THIS SYSTEM RESULTING IN VERY GOOD MIXING AND SLIGHTLY WARMER
TEMPERATURES TODAY. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE
NEXT SYSTEM TRACKS OVER THE AREA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31%.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 4-6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST AT 6-9 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUST TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD BY 1100 AND THEN TO VERY
                    GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD IN THE EARLY EVENING DECREASING TO
                    POOR BY 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 33 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 26 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...PMEDINA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100325.ALPIN.01/GJT