FNUS75 KGJT 111435
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR TURKEY SPRINGS PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
835 AM MDT THU APR 11 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FAST MOVING UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL RACE ACROSS THE
BURN AREA ABOUT MIDDAY TODAY FOR INCREASING CLOUDS THIS MORNING AND
SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. DRIER WESTERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED
ON FRIDAY AS A WEAK WAVE PASSES NORTH OF THE BURN AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY
                    (70-80%) BY 1100. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
                    AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5 MPH BECOMING WEST WINDS 5-7 MPH
                    AFTER 1100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR. GOOD TO VERY GOOD
                    IN SHOWERS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AT 1100...INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL
                    EXCEPT UP TO 11000 FT IN SHOWERS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) UNTIL 2200...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW
                    SHOWERS UNTIL 2000...THEN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS
                    UNTIL 2400.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN BY 2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH BY 2200.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR. A BRIEF PERIOD OF OF
                    GOOD AROUND 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT 1200 INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 MPH AT 1200 INCREASING TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...FRED ELLIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130411.TURKE.01/GJT