FNUS75 KGJT 081405
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ONE MILE...USFS GUNNISON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
805 AM MDT SAT MAY 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...THE FLOW ALOFT WILL BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST TODAY AS
A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN STATES. LIMITED
MID-LEVEL MOISTURE WILL ALLOW SOME CUMULUS BUILDUPS THIS AFTERNOON...
BUT LITTLE IF ANY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. SOUTHWEST GRADIENT WINDS
WILL INCREASE CONSIDERABLY SUNDAY AS THE NEXT MUCH STRONGER WEATHER
SYSTEM APPROACHES THE WESTERN GREAT BASIN.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12-17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (13400 KNOT-FT) THIS MORNING INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 MPH INCREASING TO 26 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT DECREASING TO POOR (22000 KNOT-FT)
                    AFTER 2100.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%) BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
WIND (20 FT)........MORNING SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-10 MPH...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH BY NOON WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (22400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 29 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...J  CHONKA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100508.ONEMI.01/GJT