FNUS75 KGJT 291427
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR OHIO CITY   PITKIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
827 AM MDT FRI APR 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH COLORADO TODAY
BRINGING SHOWERY PRECIP TO THE BURN SITE ALONG WITH GUSTY SURFACE
WINDS AND INCREASING CLOUDS. EXPECT THE COLD FRONT TO MOVE
THROUGH LATER THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ASSOCIATED
WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY QUICKLY
THIS MORNING AND BECOME WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.
THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSAL THOUGH
CARE MUST BE TAKEN SINCE SURFACE GUSTS MAY REACH 45 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 18 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT .
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 33 MPH BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING
                    TO 46 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT DECREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE LATE
                    EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO VERY GOOD.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...MIFMU
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110429.OHIOC.01/GJT