FNUS75 KGJT 101450 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR GEORGE RX...SOUTHERN UTE BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 850 AM MDT SAT OCT 10 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON OCTOBER 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...ALL THE WEATHER ACTION IS UP IN WYOMING AND ALONG THE FRONT RANGE. THE BURN SITE WILL REMAIN IN A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW THAT WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE THIS EARLY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. MIXING TODAY WILL REACH THE SURFACE AT AROUND 55 DEGREES...WHICH SHOULD BE BETWEEN 1200 AND 1300 HOURS. HIGH CLOUDS WILL INVADE FROM THE SOUTHWEST TODAY AND THICKEN ON SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PERIODS OF HIGH CLOUDS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-62 F. MIN HUMIDITY........14-16%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN VERY GOOD BY 1200. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL BY 1300. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN SOUTHWEST 18 MPH. .TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET... SKY/WEATHER.........PERIODS OF HIGH CLOUDS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36 F. MAX HUMIDITY........43-48%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MINIMUM OF 2000 KNOT-FT). MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PERIODS OF HIGH CLOUDS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-62 F. MIN HUMIDITY........14-17%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000 INCREASING TO EXCELLENT BY 1200. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH UNTIL 1000...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25 MPH BY 1200. $$ FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY REQUESTED BY...RICH GUSTAFSON FMO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091010.GEORG.01/GJT