FNUS75 KGJT 061450
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GEORGE RX...SOUTHERN UTE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
850 AM MDT TUE OCT 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON OCTOBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS TODAY BUT
COULD  LIMIT SMOKE DISPERSION DUE TO FAIRLY STABLE CONDITIONS AND
LIGHTER TRANSPORT WINDS. EXPECT SMOKE TO SETTLE QUICKLY THIS
EVENING AFTER SUNSET. CLOUDS ACROSS ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO WILL
SHIFT NORTH OVER THE BURN AREA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AS AN UPPER
DISTURBANCE OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BEGINS TO MOVE EAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) UNTIL 1200...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH UNTIL 0930 THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH BY 1100. AFTER 1300.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3500 FT AGL AT 1200...INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 2 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN UPSLOPE UNTIL 1200. AFTER 1200...SOUTHWEST 9

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70%). ISOL
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-38 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH AFTER 2100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3000-14600 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL BY 2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE24 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE.
                    AFTER 1200...SHIFTING 5-7 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9900-10900 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR
                    BECOMING GOOD BY 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 3 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN VARIABLE BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...RICH GUSTAFSON  FMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091006.GEORG.01/GJT