FNUS75 KGJT 241027
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ONE MILE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
427 AM MDT SAT MAR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES TODAY...WITH INCREASING WINDS EXPECTED
ON SUNDAY AS A STRONG PACIFIC STORM MOVES INTO THE GREAT BASIN.
VALLEY INVERSIONS WILL MIX OUT EARLY IN THE DAY WITH SOME HIGH
CLOUDS MOVING IN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN UPSLOPE
                    5 MPH. AFTER 1300...SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH WITH
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 15000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1030...
                    THEN FAIR...BECOMING GOOD AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7600 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR (LESS THAN 1000 KNOT-FT) BY 2100.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN UPSLOPE 5 MPH.
                    AFTER 1200...SOUTHWEST 6-8 MPH WITH FREQUENT
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 15000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1000...
                    THEN FAIR...BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST WIND 5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    10 MPH INCREASING TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...J CHONKA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120324.ONEMI.01/GJT