FNUS75 KGJT 021445 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR OLGUIN PASTURE...SOUTHERN UTE AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 845 AM MDT WED MAY 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MAY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A SOUTHWEST-NORTHEAST ORIENTED COLD FRONT WILL STRETCH ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO TODAY...BUT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NORTH OF THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. AS A RESULT...CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE OVER THE BURN SITE...BUT THE FRONT WILL BE TOO FAR NORTH FOR ANY PRECIPITATION OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS SOUTH OF THE SAN JUANS. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL SLIGHTLY AS COMPARED TO YESTERDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73 F. MIN HUMIDITY........14-18%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN TRANSITIONING TO SOUTHWEST...INCREASING TO 10-13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS 18-22 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR. IMPROVING TO TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN REQUESTED BY...HOWARD RICHARDS JR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120502.OLGUI.01/GJT