FNUS75 KGJT 111446
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOS PINOS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
846 AM MDT MON APR 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT SHIFTS EAST THIS AFTERNOON.
WARMER AIR ALOFT WILL LIMIT MIXING. TUESDAY...A WEAK DISTURBANCE
WORKS THROUGH UTAH AND PASSES ACROSS THE NORTH OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL
PRODUCE ENOUGH SOUTHWEST GRADIENT WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON TO PRODUCE
EXCELLENT MIXING. A STRONGER PACIFIC DISTURBANCE WILL BRING
EXCELLENT MIXING AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 1-6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX OF 32000 KNOT-FT).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH INCREASING TO 8-12
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...PMEDINA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110411.LOSPI.01/GJT