FNUS75 KGJT 231408
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK RIDGE...GRAND JUNCTION INTERAGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
808 AM MDT WED SEP 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST COLORADO WILL PRODUCE
A DRY AND COOL NORTH-NORTHEASTERLY FLOW OVER THE FIRE SITE TODAY.
OTHER THAN SOME AFTERNOON CLOUDINESS NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%) THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS 7-12 MPH DEVELOPING AFTER
                    1100...WITH A FEW AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (14000-20100 KNOT-FT) THIS MORNING THEN
                    INCREASING TO EXCELLENT AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...MOAB FIRE CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090923.BLACK.01/GJT