FNUS75 KGJT 091834
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR YARMONY MOUNTAIN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1234 PM MDT FRI OCT 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON OCTOBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WIND SHOULD REMAIN PRESENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS ONE DISTURBANCE MOVES
ALONG THE WYOMING-COLORADO BORDER TONIGHT...AND ANOTHER DISTURBANCE FOLLOWS
A SIMILAR TRACK ABOUT SUNDAY NIGHT. A SHALLOW COLD FRONT WILL PUSH
INTO EXTREME NORTHERN COLORADO WITH EACH DISTURBANCE AND COULD
AFFECT THE BURN AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL TURN COOLER THIS WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-56 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-28%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 MPH INCREASING TO 28 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-93%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR AFTER 2100.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......INCREASING TO WEST 7-10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 25 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH
WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...PAUL PLEMONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091009.YARMO.01/GJT