FNUS75 KGJT 121511
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR VALLECITO WORK CENTER RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
911 AM MDT TUE APR 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK WAVE WILL PASS THROUGH NORTHWEST COLORADO
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONGER PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL PASS WEDNESDAY
NIGHT- THURSDAY. WEDNESDAY...AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WILL SEE
INCREASING SOUTHWEST GRADIENT WINDS AND DEEP MIXING. SHOWERS WITH
THAT SYSTEM WILL STAY NORTH OF THE BURN SITE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNTIL 1000. THEN UPVALLEY/
                    SOUTHWEST 3-8 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 20
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR AT 1000...INCREASING TO EXCELLENT BY
                    1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3000 FT AGL AT 1000...INCREASING TO
                    10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 MPH BY
                    1400.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...DURANGO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110413.VALLE.01/GJT