FNUS75 KGJT 290340
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWDERHORN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
940 PM MDT SUN MAR 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EAST OF THE DIVIDE TODAY AND WESTERLY FLOW
WILL INCREASE.  SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW STRENGTHENS CONSIDERABLY ON TUESDAY
AHEAD OF A STRONG PACIFIC WAVE MOVING ONTH THE WEST COAST.  SMOKE
DISPERSAL THIS AFTERNOON BECOMES FAIR ONCE THE UPSLOPE WINDS DEVELOP.
A SHALLOW INVERSION TUESDAY MORNING WILL ERODE QUICKLY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-48 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY UNTIL 1200.  BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (< 20,000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 16 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53%.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000 KNOT-FT).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-54 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28%.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN STEVENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100329.POWDE.01/GJT