FNUS75 KGJT 021528
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR OHIO CITY   PITKIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
859 AM MDT SAT APR 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0855 MDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS BELOW 7500
FEET SO THE BURN SITE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS WARNING. FOR
TODAY...HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD WILL QUICKLY BREAK DOWN AS A VERY
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL START DROPPING DOWN FROM THE NORTHWEST
TONIGHT. SOME GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AHEAD OF
THE COLD FRONT GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME
OROGRAPHIC SHOWERS MAY START AS EARLY AS TOMORROW MORNING BUT THEY
WILL BE VERY SPOTTY IN NATURE. PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE
FRONT WILL NOT BE OVER THE BURN SITE UNTIL BETWEEN 3PM TO 6PM
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900 FT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 MPH INCREASING TO 37 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD DECREASING TO POOR IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...MTDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110402.OHIOC.01/GJT