FNUS75 KGJT 090251
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ONE MILE...USFS GUNNISON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
751 PM MST THU MAR 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON MARCH 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A CLOSED LOW OVER NEW MEXICO WILL CAUSE SURFACE AND UPPER LEVEL
WINDS TO BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST TO NORTHEAST. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL
REACH FAIR QUICKLY AFTER 12PM AND MAY JUST BARELY REACH GOOD FOR A
FEW HOURS LATER BEFORE DROPPING BACK TO FAIR BEFORE SUNSET AND POOR
BY EARLY EVENING.  SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR BY EARLY AFTERNOON POSSIBLY
                    HITTING LOW END GOOD CRITERIA FOR A FEW HOURS
                    BY 3PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...J  CHONKA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120309.ONEMI.01/GJT