FNUS75 KGJT 281415
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SEUG ADMIN PILES...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
815 AM MDT SUN APR 28 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT...THE
FLOW WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST ON MONDAY AND STRENGTHEN AS THE NEXT
PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WORKS INTO IDAHO. THIS FLOW WILL BRING
A DRY WARMING TREND AND EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSAL. THE ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT WILL PASS ON TUESDAY BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND SHOWERS TO
THE EAST OF THE BURN SITE AND THEN MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES ON
WEDNESDAY.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    BY MID-MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR BECOMING FAIR BY 1000 INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 1000+ IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT 0900 INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 15 MPH
                    BY NOON.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...KEITH KRAUSE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130429.SEUGA.01/GJT