FNUS75 KGJT 121456
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWDERHORN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
856 AM MDT TUE APR 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0835 MDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK WAVE WILL PASS THOUGH NORTHWEST COLORADO THIS
AFTERNOON. EFFECTS FROM THIS WAVE AT THE BURN SITE INCLUDE HIGH
CLOUD CEILINGS AND INCREASED SOUTHWEST GRADIENT WINDS COMPARED TO
MONDAY. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL QUICKLY COLLAPSE WITH SUNSET. A
STRONGER PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL PASS WEDNESDAY NIGHT-THURSDAY
PRODUCING A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-52 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1000. THEN SOUTHWEST WINDS
                    INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000 INCREASING TO EXCELLENT BY NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...INCREASING TO
                    7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 MPH...INCREASING TO 29 MPH THIS
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 2-5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN STEVENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110412.POWDE.01/GJT