FNUS75 KGJT 221703
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEER VALLEY...CRAIG DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1103 AM MDT THU OCT 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON OCTOBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
FAST MOVING SHORTWAVE RIDGE WILL MOVE OVERHEAD TODAY. A SERIES OF
DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WITH THE
FIRST TRACKING OVERHEAD THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CLOUD COVER
WILL INCREASE AND WINDS ALOFT WILL ALSO INCREASE. THE SECOND IN
THE SERIES WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION STARTING LATE FRIDAY. WINDS
WILL INCREASE ON SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    4-8 MPH WITH AN OCCASIONAL GUST TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH BECOMING
                    TERRAIN DRIVEN 2-5 MPH AFTER 2100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2000 THEN BECOMING POOR.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 2-5 MPH INCREASING TO
                    WEST 7-12 MPH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200 THEN TURNING GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...DALE BECKERMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091022.DEERV.01/GJT