FNUS75 KGJT 162138
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOLORES RIM...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
338 PM MDT FRI OCT 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1520 MDT ON OCTOBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY RESULTING IN
WARM DRY CONDITIONS...BUT WINDS ALOFT WILL BE VERY LIGHT INHIBITING
SMOKE DISPERSAL. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON HIGH PRESSURE WILL HAVE MOVED
EASTWARD RESULTING IN A LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT...AIDING
SMOKE DISPERSAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......GENERALLY UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH...VARIABLE IN
                    DIRECTION IN AND AROUND THE CANYON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3600-4000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR
                    BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-SOUTHWEST 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 4-8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (12000-32500 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH DEVELOPING AFTER 1200.
                    A FEW AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (14800-15100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
                    GOOD AFTER 1300.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091016.DOLOR.02/GJT