FNUS75 KGJT 200100
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR THREE MILE...CRAIG DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
700 PM MDT WED AUG 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1818 MDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE SURFACE-BASED INVERSION WILL SET UP BEFORE SUNSET
AND WILL PERSIST UNTIL MID-MORNING THURSDAY. THURSDAY...HIGH
PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD IN FROM THE WEST FOR A DRY WARMING TREND
INTO SATURDAY. THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WINDS ALOFT WILL BE LIGHT FROM
THE NORTH...SO SURFACE WINDS WILL BE MAINLY TERRAIN-DRIVEN. A
SUBSIDENCE INVERSION AT AROUND 14,500 FEET MSL WILL LIMIT MIXING
AND SMOKE DISPERSION. MONSOON MOISTURE BEGINS TO RETURN ON SUNDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 1-3 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH BEFORE
                    MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 1-4 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE. AFTER 1200 VARIABLE FAVORING SOUTH 3-6
                    MPH WITH ISOLATED AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300...THEN FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...
                    THEN INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...GARNER HARRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090819.THREE.01/GJT