FNUS75 KGJT 070318
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOS PINOS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
918 PM MDT FRI MAY 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2105 MDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STEADY WESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY
AS FLAT UPPER RIDGING SHIFTS EAST. BY EARLY SUNDAY A PACIFIC LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHWEST STATES. OUT AHEAD OF
THIS SYSTEM...WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST OVER THE AREA...WITH
WINDS STRENGTHENING BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS.
DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE CHANCE FOR
PRECIPITATION WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL MONDAY WHEN THE LOW DROPS INTO
THE GREAT BASIN.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 3-8 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH
                    BY NOON WITH GUSTS 20 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0930...THEN IMPROVING TO EXCELLENT
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN INCREASING TO
                    8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...PMEDINA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110506.LOSPI.01/GJT