FNUS75 KGJT 080550
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWDERHORN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1150 PM MDT WED APR 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER RIDGE AXIS WILL BE OVERHEAD TODAY BRINGING A MORE STABLE AIR MASS
WITH IT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TODAY BUT INCREASE AGAIN ON FRIDAY AS
THE UPPER LEVEL WIND PATTERN SHIFTS TO THE SOUTHWEST AND THE GRADIENT
TIGHTENS SLIGHTLY. SKIES WILL STAY MOSTLY CLEAR AND MAX TEMPERATURES
WILL BE ON THE INCREASE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-50 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24%.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR IN THE MORNING BECOMING FAIR BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-24 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO TERRAIN DRIVEN
                    4 TO 6 MPH AFTER 2100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR EARLY EVENING DECREASING TO POOR BY 1800.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN STEVENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100408.POWDE.01/GJT