FNUS75 KGJT 150326
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR OHIO CITY   PITKIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
926 PM MDT THU APR 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBUILD OVER THE REGION FRIDAY WHILE THE FLOW
ALOFT REMAINS FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS WILL BRING DRY MILD WEATHER
TO THE SITE. NO BIG CHANGES ARE SEEN SATURDAY ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES
SHOULD BE 5-8 DEGREES WARMER AND A LITTLE MORE CLOUD COVER IS
EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY BREEZY AFTERNOONS ARE
EXPECTED BOTH DAYS AS A MODERATE PRESSURE GRADIENT EXISTS BETWEEN
THE WEST/EAST SLOPES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON WEST WINDS 12-17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6600 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 24 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR (13500-17000 KNOT-FT) IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (21300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY GOOD
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...MIFMU
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110415.OHIOC.01/GJT