FNUS75 KGJT 131506
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GEORGE RX...SOUTHERN UTE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
906 AM MDT TUE OCT 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON OCTOBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS OVERNIGHT BROUGHT UP TO HALF AN
INCH OF RAIN WITH SNOW LEVEL AROUND 9,000 FEET. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL OCCUR THROUGH TODAY. INVERSIONS TONIGHT
WILL BE WEAK WITH STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. THE JET STREAM
MOVES OVERHEAD ON WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS 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.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED MORNING
                    SHOWERS...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD BY 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 1-3 MPH OCCASIONAL NORTHWEST
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (15000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED AFTERNOON
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-61 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-43%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 1-4 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 8-12 MPH
                    WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000 INCREASING
                    TO VERY GOOD BY 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...RICH GUSTAFSON  FMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091013.GEORG.01/GJT