FNUS75 KGJT 091436
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ONE MILE...USFS GUNNISON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
836 AM MDT FRI APR 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0755 MDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS
NORTHWESTERN COLORADO TODAY. THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL HAVE MINIMAL
AFFECT AT YOUR BURN SITE OTHER THAN SLIGHTLY INCREASED WIND AND A
FEW AFTERNOON CLOUDS. THE SOUTHWESTERLY GRADIENT FLOW WILL INCREASE
SATURDAY AS THE NEXT PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM DROPS SOUTHWARD ALONG
THE WEST COAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY MORNING (10-20%) BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY BY AFTERNOON (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-54 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
WIND (20 FT)........AFTER 1100 SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH... WITH A
                    FEW AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR THIS MORNING(10300-28100 KNOT-FT)
                    INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 19 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (17200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...J  CHONKA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100409.ONEMI.01/GJT