FNUS75 KGJT 260233 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE SHOE BEND...STATE OF UTAH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 833 PM MDT SUN APR 25 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2010 MDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING OVER COLORADO IS BRINGING SOME BREEZY CONDITIONS TO BURN SITE AND SOME MID-LEVEL CLOUDS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVER NEXT HOUR OR TWO AND BECOME LIGHT FROM THE EAST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN TOMORROW BUT STILL EXPECT AFTERNOON CLOUDS FROM TIME TO TIME. WINDS WILL PICK UP TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLE UP TO 20 TO 25 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41 F. MAX HUMIDITY........68-73%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH BECOMING EAST-NORTHEAST 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. CLEARING INDEX......300 DECREASING TO 50. HAINES INDEX........2. LAL.................1. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-71 F. MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 TO 25 MPH AFTER 12PM. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON. CLEARING INDEX......100 INCREASING TO 800. HAINES INDEX........2. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK REQUESTED BY...DALE JABLONSKI TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100425.HORSE.01/GJT