FNUS75 KGJT 140304
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOS PINOS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
904 PM MDT WED APR 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PASS OVER
THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. THE BEST CHANCE OF
SHOWERS WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT...HOWEVER ENOUGH MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY WILL PERSIST FOR SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY
ON THURSDAY. THIS STORM IS NOT AS STRONG AS LAST WEEKEND'S
SYSTEM...WITH LESS THAN .25 INCH PRECIPITATION EXPECTED BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MIXING WILL BE GOOD TO EXCELLENT THROUGHOUT
THE ENTIRE DAY IN THE UNSTABLE AIR MASS AND THE STRONG FLOW. MORE
STABLE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. WEST WINDS 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35-45 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 30 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN NORTHWEST
                    35 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 15-20 MPH...BECOMING
                    WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND DECREASING LATE.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...PMEDINA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110414.LOSPI.01/GJT