FNUS75 KGJT 071535
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR S290 DURANGO COURSE...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
935 AM MDT WED APR 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 MDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION ON THURSDAY.
SUNNY CONDITIONS WILL ERODE THE MORNING SURFACE BASED INVERSIONS
THIS MORNING...HOWEVER THE INVERSION WILL BE STRONGER ON THURSDAY
BECAUSE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS COLORADO.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    WEST WINDS 6-10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY...

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (30000 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...DOUG CROWLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100407.S290D.01/GJT