FNUS75 KGJT 121529
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR YELLOW PINE...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
929 AM MDT MON APR 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT BELOW 7000 FEET...

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WAS IN CENTRAL NEVADA THIS
MORNING AND WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN SITE AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
INSTABILITY INCREASES THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOME SLIGHT POTENTIAL OF
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE EVENING HOURS. RAIN SHOWERS THIS
EVENING WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW SHOWERS WITH THE FRONT AND THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. DRIER AIR WORKS OVER THE BURN SITE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING SHOWER ACTIVITY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). VIRGA POSSIBLE AFTER NOON.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1600.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-65 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-13%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 8-15 MPH INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH WITH
                    AFTERNOON GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS
                    LIKELY NEAR VIRGA OR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL AT 1000...INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 MPH INCREASING TO 36 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS
                    OF 25 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL EXCEPT HIGHER IN SHOWERS..
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...JEREMY SPETTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100412.YELLO.01/GJT