FNUS75 KGJT 172004
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOLORES RIM...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
204 PM MDT SAT OCT 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1355 MDT ON OCTOBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL GET FLATTENED AND PUSHED EASTWARD SUNDAY WHICH
WILL STRENGTHEN THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AIDING SMOKE DISPERSAL.
MONDAY WINDS AND CLOUDS WILL INCREASE BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED AND TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN MILD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 7-12 MPH AFTER 1100.
                    A FEW AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 20 MPH. WIND
                    VARIABLE IN DIRECTION NEAR AND IN THE CANYON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (13100-16600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40% MID AND HIGH CLOUDS).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 4-8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (12200-55700 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 8-12 MPH AFTER 1030...
                    INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS 25-30 MPH.
                    WIND VARIABLE IN DIRECTION NEAR AND IN THE
                    CANYON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (18200-21600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091017.DOLOR.01/GJT