FNUS75 KGJT 282121 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER PIEDRA CHUB DRAW...USFS SAN JUAN NF PAGOSA RD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 321 PM MDT WED APR 28 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1505 MDT ON APRIL 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT ACROSS NORTHEAST UTAH AND NORTHWEST COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO ABOUT DURANGO BY SUNRISE THURSDAY. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND MOISTURE WITH THE FRONT WILL KEEP HUMIDITIES FAIRLY HIGH ON THURSDAY. GRADIENT WINDS WILL OVERPOWER SLOPE WINDS. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-38 F. MIN HUMIDITY........45-50%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1000 INCREASING TO EXCELLENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT 1000 INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL BY 1300. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH INCREASING TO 40 MPH BY 1300. $$ FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS REQUESTED BY...FUELS TECH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100428.UPPER.01/GJT