FNUS75 KGJT 090133
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ENTRANCE AREA RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
733 PM MDT THU APR 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PASS OVER THE AREA THIS
MORNING, ALLOWING SOUTHWEST WINDS IN INCREASE ALOFT AND AT THE
SURFACE AHEAD ON THE NEXT PACIFIC SYSTEM. A WEAK TROUGH WILL PASS
ACROSS NORTHEAST UTAH AND NORTHWEST CO THIS AFTERNOON, WHICH WILL
HELP TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND INCREASE SURFACE WINDS.
CONDITIONS WILL BE DRY AND UNSTABLE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 0930, THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    AFTER 1300.
CLEARING INDEX......100 UNTIL 0930, THEN 500+. INCREASING TO 1050
                    BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL UNTIL 0930, THEN INCREASING TO
                    11,000 FT AGL BY 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 0930, THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. AFTER 1300 SOUTHWEST
                    15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...BRAD HARRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100409.ENTRA.01/GJT