FNUS75 KGJT 120513
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GEORGE ACTIVITY BURN...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1113 PM MDT MON MAY 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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       TO MAKE SURE WE RECEIVED IT.  THANKS.


...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE. A TROUGH ALOFT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA CAUSING
SURFACE WINDS TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BY LATE MORNING. AT THE
BURN SITE, ON THE LEESIDE OF A RIDGE, THIS SHOULD MEAN VERY
ERRATIC WINDS DUE TO UPSLOPE AND UPVALLEY WINDS COMPETING WITH
SURFACING WEST WINDS ALOFT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 MPH...AFTER 1100 BECOMING
                    ERRATIC WITH ABRUPT SHIFTS TO WEST AT 15-25 MPH
                    SOMETIMES GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900, THEN BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1100.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AFTER 0900 INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....AFTER 0900, BECOMING WEST 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...FUELS SPECIALIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090512.GEORG.01/GJT