FNUS75 KGJT 251208
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ONE MILE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
608 AM MDT SUN MAR 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 MDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO WESTERN UTAH TODAY...RESULTING IN
STRENGTHENING WINDS ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO AND THE BURN SITE. MID
AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER
TODAY...BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. THE FRONT WILL PASS
THROUGH THE AREA ON MONDAY...USHERING IN COOLER CONDITIONS ALONG
WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 2-5 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTH 4-8 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH DEVELOPING BY 1100 AND CONTINUING
                    THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 15000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 0900...
                    THEN FAIR...BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9200 FT AGL BY 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH THIS
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900...THEN DECREASING TO POOR
                    BY 2200.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...J CHONKA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120325.ONEMI.01/GJT