FNUS75 KGJT 132119
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOLORES RIM...DOLORES  PLO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
319 PM MDT TUE OCT 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1505 MDT ON OCTOBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS LAST NIGHT BROUGHT UP TO HALF AN
INCH OF RAIN WITH SNOW LEVEL AROUND 9,000 FEET. AFTER A BREAK THIS
EARLY AFTERNOON...CLOUDS HAVE STREAMED BACK OVER THE BURN SITE.
INVERSIONS TONIGHT WILL BE WEAK WITH STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT.
THE JET STREAM MOVES INTO CENTRAL COLORADO OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WILL BE MAINLY NORTH OF THE BURN SITE. A DRY
NORTHWEST FLOW IS IN STORE STARTING THURSDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE
BRINGING MILD AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 3-8 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-100%). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROBERTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091013.DOLOR.01/GJT