FNUS75 KGJT 090624
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PIEDRA BURN...USFS, SAN JUAN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1224 AM MDT WED JUN 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON JUNE 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW IS EXPECTED FOR THE BURN AREA
THROUGH THURSDAY. DAYTIME MIXING WILL RESULT IN GUSTY AFTERNOON
WINDS TODAY. THOSE WILL WILL BE STRONGER ON THURSDAY AS LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM DEEPENS OVER THE GREAT BASIN...RESULTING IN A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY A CONTINUED WARM
TEMPERATURES. THERMAL BELT IS LIKELY TONIGHT ON THE MID OR UPPER
SLOPES AS VALLEY INVERSIONS FORM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-15%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH BY 1100. AFTER 1300...
                    SOUTHWEST 8-10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    23 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........36-41%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10-15 MPH OVER RIDGETOPS. BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH AFTER 2100.
.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH. AFTER 1200...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 3O MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...STEVE HENTSCHEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100609.PIEDR.01/GJT