FNUS75 KGJT 161528
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOREFIELD PILE...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
928 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
THURSDAY LEADING TO STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SCATTERED LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP
BY LATE AFTERNOON. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE LIGHTER FRIDAY...
WITH ANOTHER CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15-25
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (30400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (19200-23300 KNOT-FT).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). ISOLATED AFTERNOON
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......MORNING NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (18900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY
                    GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...JOANIE LAWRENCE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110317.MOREF.01/GJT