FNUS75 KGJT 090234
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEOTA...FWS/OWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
834 PM MDT THU APR 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PASS OVER THE AREA EARLY THIS
MORNING, WITH A STRONG SURFACE INVERSION BURNING OFF ABOUT 1100. THEN
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE AHEAD OF THE
NEXT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM. A WEAK TROUGH AND COLD FRONT WILL PASS
ACROSS NORTHEAST UTAH IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. IT WILL
BRING CLOUDS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS. CONDITIONS WILL BE LITTLE LESS
UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON.

ON SATURDAY...EXPECT WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WITH WINDS BEING MORE FROM
THE SOUTH AND DECREASING A LITTLE. A SUBSIDENCE INVERSION AT 8000 FT
MSL WILL REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL ABOUT 1300, THEN BURN OFF ALLOWING
BETTER MIXING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-80%). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-7 MPH. AFTER 1300 BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......150 UNTIL 1100, THEN 500+.  INCREASING TO 1050
                    BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1100, THEN INCREASING TO 9500
                    FT AGL BY 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 14 MPH BY
                    1300.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-80%) UNTIL 2000, THEN PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-50%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-68%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......650 UNTIL 1900, THEN DECREASING TO 100 OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900, THEN DECREASING TO 1000
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 MPH UNTIL 2000, THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 1100, UPSLOPE/
                    UPVALLEY 4-7 MPH. AFTER 1300, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......100 UNTIL 1100, THEN 500+. INCREASING TO 850 BY
                    1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1100, THEN 4000 FT AGL. AFTER
                    1300 INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 8 MPH. AFTER 1300 SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...BLAINE TARBELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100409.LEOTA.01/GJT