FNUS75 KGJT 211352
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD PARK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
752 AM MDT WED OCT 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0750 MDT ON OCTOBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WILL BRING WRAP
AROUND MOISTURE OVER THE FIRE SITE THIS MORNING. THE LOW WILL
SHIFT EAST AND SHOWERS WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUD COVER
WILL DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NORTHWESTERLY FLOW
WILL BRING DRIER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...ALTHOUGH
AN EMBEDDED WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL BRING AN ISOLATED SHOWER
THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS THIS
                    MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 2-5 MPH INCREASING TO
                    7-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4300 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 19 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-23 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH DECREASING TO TERRAIN
                    DRIVEN 2-5 MPH AFTER 2100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2000 THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...ROB MACDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091021.GOLDP.01/GJT