FNUS75 KGJT 252203
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKEYE WEST RX...MANTI LASAL N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
403 PM MDT SUN OCT 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1638 MDT ON OCTOBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MODERATE NORTH WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SUNSET, THEN CLEAR
SKIES WILL ALLOW A STRONG SURFACE INVERSION TO FORM. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHEAST UTAH MONDAY, CAUSING MUCH MORE STABLE
CONDITIONS ALOFT AND LESS WIND. A STRONG SUBSIDENCE INVERSION WILL
LIMIT VERTICAL MIXING TO ABOUT 2500 FEET ABOVE GROUND.
.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-51%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH UNTIL SUNSET, THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......600 UNTIL SUNSET, THEN LOWERING TO 100 BY 2100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FEET AGL UNTIL SUNSET, THEN LOWERING
                    TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 MPH UNTIL SUNSET, THEN DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWNVALLEY 7 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-45 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......BELOW 100 UNTIL 1100, THEN INCREASING TO 300 BY
                    1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL
                    BU 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 6 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN
                    BECOMING WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...RENEE JACK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091025.BUCKE.04/GJT