FNUS75 KGJT 230117
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE MTN  RANCH RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
717 PM MDT THU OCT 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1815 MDT ON OCTOBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
TODAY WILL BE DRIER WITH MODERATE NORTHWEST WINDS ALOFT. THE MORNING
INVERSION WILL BURN OFF BETWEEN 1100 AND 1200...ALLOWING BETTER
VERTICAL MIXING. SATURDAY A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA.
THIS WILL BRING MORE INSTABILITY AND GUSTY WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON...
ALLOWING FOR A HIGHER CLEARING INDEX.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4 MPH UNTIL 1130, THEN
                    BECOMING NORTH 5-10 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......100 UNTIL ABOUT 1130 THEN 500. INCREASING TO
                    MAX OF 575 ABOUT 1500
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 5-10 MPH UNTIL 2000, THEN DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......LOWER TO 100 BY 2200.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 1030, THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-7 MPH. OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS FROM THE NORTHWEST TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......150 UNTIL 1030, THEN 500+.  INCREASING TO
                    1050 BY 1400.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...TYKO ISAACSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091022.BLUEM.01/GJT