FNUS75 KGJT 260247
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FARVIEW RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
847 PM MDT SUN OCT 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON OCTOBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE AND MUCH MORE STABLE CONDITIONS WILL MOVE IN TODAY.
NORTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL DECREASE AND A STRONG SUBSIDENCE
INVERSION WILL CAP VERTICAL MIXING AT ABOUT 10,500 FT ABOVE SEA
LEVEL. THERE SHOULD BE JUST ENOUGH MIXING AND WIND TO REACH "FAIR"
FOR A FEW HOURS IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDS AND WEST WINDS ALOFT WILL
INCREASE TONIGHT AND A STRONG STORM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE GREAT
BASIN TUESDAY. EXPECT STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TUESDAY AND UNSTABLE
CONDITIONS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200, THEN FAIR (40000 KNOT/FT)
                    UNTIL ABOUT 1500, THEN BECOMING POOR AGAIN.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL BETWEEN
                    1200 AND 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 6 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 14 MPH FROM 1200 TO 1500.
                    AFTER ABOUT 1500 BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    2-4 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-42%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8200 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900 THEN FAIR. INCREASING TO VERY
                    GOOD ABOUT 1400.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...BRAD HARRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091026.FARVI.01/GJT