FNUS75 KGJT 050535
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAILBOX RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1135 PM MDT MON MAY 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL LINGER THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING AND SLOWLY
DECREASE AS THE FLOW ALOFT BECOMES WEST TO NORTHWEST. TEMPERATURES
WILL WARM ENOUGH TO BRING RH VALUES INTO THE MID TEENS ON TUESDAY
AND LOW TEENS ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE GRADIENT
TIGHTENS ALOFT TO PROVIDE GUSTY AFTERNOONS THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK. THE PATTERN ALOFT WILL STAY ZONAL WITH LITTLE CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3-6 MPH INCREASING AND
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST AT 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000 THEN BECOMING EXCELLENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-51%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH BECOMING TERRAIN DRIVEN 3-6 MPH AFTER 2100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2000 THEN POOR OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3-6 MPH INCREASING TO WEST
                    13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000 THEN BECOMING EXCELLENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...ERIC BRANTINGHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090505.MAILB.01/GJT