FNUS75 KGJT 302123
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK RIDGE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
323 PM MDT THU APR 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL SHEAR THROUGH THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL CREATE DEEP AFTERNOON MIXING
IN A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW. INVADING AND THICKENING HIGH CLOUDS WILL
LOWER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES AND WINDS JUST A BIT. EXPECT RAIN AND
COOLER TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS THE NEXT PACIFIC LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHES ACROSS THE REGION.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 3-7 MPH UNTIL 1000. THEN SHIFTING TO
                    SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH BY 1200.
                    AFTERNOON GUSTS OF 20-25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR. EXCELLENT BY 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 2000 FEET AGL UNTIL 1000. THEN RISING TO
                    10000 FT AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...JEFF PHILLIPS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090501.BLACK.01/GJT