FNUS75 KGJT 061355
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWDERHORN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
755 AM MDT WED APR 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE SWEEPING ACROSS THE GREAT
BASIN TODAY WILL BRING INCREASED CLOUDS...COOLER TEMPERATURES...
BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS...AND A CHANCE FOR RAIN DEVELOPING DURING
THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS BECOME LIKELY WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH SNOW
LEVELS LOWERING TO THE FIRE SITE DURING THE EVENING.


.TODAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY
                    (80-90%). SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 13-18 MPH WITH GUSTS 30-35 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL AROUND 1000...THEN IMPROVING AND
                    INCREASING TO EXCELLENT BY THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 30 MPH...BECOMING MORE SOUTHWEST BY LATE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING ALL SNOW BY 2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 9-13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GENERALLY FAIR...ESPECIALLY NEAR SHOWERS.
                    DECREASING TO POOR TOWARDS MORNING
                    (21000 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN STEVENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110406.POWDE.01/GJT