FNUS75 KGJT 290637
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DAVENPORT PILES...ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1237 AM MDT TUE SEP 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA TOWARD
MIDDAY ON WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN A WIND SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHWEST. IT WILL BE COOLER ON WEDNESDAY...BUT WINDS COULD BE
EVEN STRONGER THAN TODAY DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS AHEAD OF
THE FRONT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER 1200. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. G
CLEARING INDEX......700 INCREASING TO 1000+.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 40 MPH BECOMING WEST 35 MPH AFTER 1300.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS DEETS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090929.DAVEN.01/GJT