FNUS75 KGJT 141453
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR YELLOW PINE...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
853 AM MDT WED APR 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS FAIRLY TIGHT THIS
MORNING RESULTING IN BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS AT THE BURN SITE. THIS
GRADIENT WILL PERSIST THROUGH TODAY BUT RELAX THURSDAY. OTHERWISE
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE REGION TODAY...STRENGTHENING THURSDAY.
MIXING HEIGHTS AT THE BURN SITE WILL BE FAIRLY HIGH DUE TO WARM
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO VERY GOOD BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO POOR AFTER 2300.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH BY 1100 WITH A FEW
                    AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (800-13300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY
                    GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...JEREMY SPETTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100414.YELLO.01/GJT