FNUS75 KGJT 180430
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GEORGE RX...SOUTHERN UTE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1030 PM MDT SAT OCT 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN
ON SUNDAY...AND ESPECIALLY ON MONDAY AS THE NEXT PACIFIC TROUGH
MOVES OVER THE WEST. AS A RESULT THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL
INCREASE FOR IMPROVED SMOKE DISPERSAL EACH DAY. A WEAK DISTURBANCE
WILL PASS EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND WILL BRING A PERIOD OF CLOUDS.
MORE ACTIVE WEATHER IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY WITH THE TROUGH
PASSAGE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING.


.SUNDAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOEWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...
                    THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH BY 1100. AFTER
                    1300...SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...INCREASING TO GOOD BY 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL BY NOON...INCREASING TO 7400 FT
                    AGL BY 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 10 MPH BY
                    1330. BY 1400 BECOMING WEST SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%)...BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY TOWARDS MORNING (60-70%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE WINDS 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST...INCREASING TO
                    8-12 MPH AFTER 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8600 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 23 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...RICH GUSTAFSON  FMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091018.GEORG.01/GJT