FNUS75 KGJT 160343
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOS PINOS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
943 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 16. IF
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN SITE
ON SATURDAY...THOUGH CLOUDS WILL BE INCREASING FROM THE NORTHWEST
DURING THE AFTERNOON. A WEAK DISTURBANCE IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW
WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. ANTICIPATE ACTIVITY WILL OCCUR ON HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH
OF THE BURN SITE.


.TODAY (SATURDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH THROUGH 1000...THEN
     BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD OR VERY GOOD BY IGNITION TIME...
    INCREASING TO EXCELLENT BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
    TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO EXCELLENT BY 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 31 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...PMEDINA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110416.LOSPI.01/GJT