FNUS75 KGJT 170341
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GEORGE RX...SOUTHERN UTE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
941 PM MDT FRI OCT 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON OCTOBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BE THE DOMINANT WEATHER
FEATURE ON SATURDAY AND LIMIT SMOKE DISPERSAL. EXPECT SMOKE TO
SETTLE QUICKLY LATE SATURDAY AS SHADOWS OVERTAKE SLOPES. THE RIDGE
SHIFTS EAST ON SUNDAY AS FLOW ALOFT BEGINS TO STRENGTHEN...IMPROVING
SMOKE DISPERSION SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

FEEDBACK IS APPRECIATED AND HELPS WITH FUTURE FORECASTS.

.TODAY (SATURDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN VARIABLE BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALL
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR BECOMING GOOD BY 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL BY 1200 INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL BY 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNVALLEY 3 MPH UNTIL 1000...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 BY 1200 MPH AND THEN SOUT

.TONIGHT (SATURDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-43 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-65%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6900-9400 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOEWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH BY 110
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD BY 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL BY 1200 INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL BY 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 MPH

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...RICH GUSTAFSON  FMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091017.GEORG.01/GJT