FNUS75 KGJT 261555
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSESHOE GRAVEL PIT...NES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
955 AM MDT MON APR 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0930 MDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE BURN SITE IS IN NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT TODAY...
SANDWICHED BETWEEN AN UPPER LOW IN EASTERN NEBRASKA AND A RIDGE OVER
IDAHO. THIS GRADIENT WIND MAY MIX DOWN TO THE SITE THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS DIMINISH BEFORE SUNSET. THE WESTERN RIDGE BUILDS OVERHEAD BY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR A DRIER AND WARMER WEST FLOW. WINDS BECOME
BREEZY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND DOWNRIGHT WINDY ON WEDNESDAY WITH
COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK
WILL BE COLD AND UNSETTLED WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW FAVORING
NORTHWEST-FACING SLOPES NORTH OF THE BURN SITE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........A FEW HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-65 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-21%.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2-5 MPH INCREASING TO 3-8 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......LESS THAN 500 UNTIL 1200...INCREASING TO 800
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...INCREASING
                    TO 7000 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. INCREASING AFTERNOON
                    MID-HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-15%.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE. AFTER 1100...SOUTHWEST 2-6 MPH INCREASING TO
                    10-20 MPH AFTER 1400 WITH LATE AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......LESS THAN 500 UNTIL 1000...INCREASING TO 1000+ BY 1200.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...INCREASING TO 10000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...DALE JABLONSKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100426.HORSE.01/GJT