FNUS75 KGJT 170409
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSEFLY RX...USFS SAN JUAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1009 PM MDT MON APR 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA TUESDAY
MORNING THEN AN UPPER TROUGH WILL PASS NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA,
BRINGING INCREASING HIGHER CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND GUSTY WEST
WINDS AT TIMES...AS WELL AS CUMULUS BUILD-UPS OVER THE PEAKS. A
SLIGHTLY STRONG TROUGH WILL MOVE OVERHEAD WEDNESDAY. WEST WINDS WILL
BE STRONGER WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM OVER
THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 10 AM, THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-7 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                    WESTERLY GUSTS TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 10 AM, THEN FAIR. INCREASING TO VERY
                    GOOD BY 2 PM.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 8 PM, THEN DECREASING TO POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 10 AM, THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-9 MPH. AFTER 1 PM BECOMING
                    WEST 9-14 MPH GUSTING TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 10 AM, THEN IMPROVING TO EXCELLENT
                    BY 2 PM.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...FRED ELLIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120418.HORSE.01/GJT