FNUS75 KGJT 311433
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR TAYLOR CANYON...USFS GUNNISON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
833 AM MDT WED MAR 31 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0835 MDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BE APPROACHING THE REGION FROM THE
NORTHWEST TODAY. MILD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
PRECEDE A COLD FRONT THAT IS EXPECTED REACH THE BURN SITE BY MID-DAY
THURSDAY. RAIN SHOWERS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT...MIXING WITH OR
TURNING TO SNOW THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33%.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10-15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    15-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (21300 KNOT-FT) THIS MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO VERY GOOD BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT DECREASING TO FAIR AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%) WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...J  CHONKA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100331.TAYLO.01/GJT