FNUS75 KGJT 090159
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR TAMARISK PILES RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
759 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, THEN SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE
AS THE NEXT PACIFIC SYSTEM APPROACHES THE WEST COAST. A WEAK TROUGH
WILL PASS ACROSS NORTHEAST UTAH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, WHICH WILL HELP
TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND INCREASE SURFACE WINDS. CONDITIONS
WILL BE DRY AND UNSTABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. ON SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST
FLOW WILL CONTINUE, ALONG WITH DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS IN THE
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 0930, THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9-14 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 MPH
                    AFTER 1200.
CLEARING INDEX......100 UNTIL 0930, THEN 500+. INCREASING TO 1050
                    BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900, THEN INCREASING TO 12000
                    FT AGL BY 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 0930, THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 13 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9-14 MPH, GUSTING 25-30 MPH
                    AFTER 1200.
CLEARING INDEX......100 UNTIL 0900, THEN INCREASING TO 1050 BY 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900, THEN INCREASING TO
                    11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

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