FNUS75 KGJT 101344
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHAY MESA BROADCAST...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
744 AM MDT SAT OCT 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 60
DEGREES...WHICH SHOULD BE BETWEEN 1200 AND 1300 HOURS. HIGH CLOUDS WILL
INVADE FROM THE SOUTHWEST TODAY AND THICKEN ON SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THIS MORNING...INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-67 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNTIL 1100...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    2-5 MPH UNTIL 1200...INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH WITH
                    ISOLATED GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 1300.
CLEARING INDEX......LESS THAN 500 UNTIL 1100...THEN 1000+ BY 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 18 MPH
                    BY 1200.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........PERIODS OF HIGH CLOUDS (40-60%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........24-29%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 1-4 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......LESS THAN 100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........HIGH CLOUDS (60-90%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNTIL 1000...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    INCREASING TO 10-17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...PAUL PLEMONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091010.SHAYM.01/GJT