FNUS75 KGJT 120422
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOS PINOS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1022 PM MDT MON APR 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL PASS OVER WESTERN COLORADO
ON TUESDAY BRINGING LITTLE MORE THAN AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS. A
STRONGER DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING
INCREASED INSTABILITY AND SOUTHWEST WINDS. BUT ANY PRECIPITATION
WILL WAIT UNTIL WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE WINDS 5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY. AFTER 1400 SOUTHWEST WINDS
                    5-10 MPH WILL AT TIMES MIX TO THE SURFACE WITH
                    AN OCCASIONAL GUST 15-20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN IMPROVING TO VERY GOOD
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1400 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING
                    TO 8300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE WINDS 3-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE. AFTER 1300 SOUTHWEST WINDS
                    8-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN IMPROVING TO EXCELLENT
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...PMEDINA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110412.LOSPI.01/GJT