FNUS75 KGJT 132314
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RASBERRY PILES...USFS - GMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
514 PM MDT TUE OCT 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON OCTOBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL WINDS INCREASE AS THE JET STREAM TRACKS OVER WEST
CENTRAL COLORADO. EXPECT STRONG SURFACE WINDS THROUGH THE DAY
WEDNESDAY WITH A DECREASE IN THE EVENING AS THE JET SLIDES NORTH
AND EAST. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD WEST OF THE STATE
AND BRING DRY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT FOR THURSDAY. THE RIDGE WILL
MOVE OVERHEAD LATE IN THE WEEK.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-15 MPH BECOMING 12-18 MPH BY
                    LATE MORNING. GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000 THEN BECOMING GOOD BY 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 34 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...RUSTY STARK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091013.RASBE.01/GJT