FNUS75 KGJT 261624
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RABBIT EARS ADMIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1024 AM MDT MON OCT 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1005 MDT ON OCTOBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STABLE AIR MASS WILL BE IN CONTROL TODAY AS A
SHORTWAVE RIDGE PASSES OVER THE AREA...RESULTING IN POOR SMOKE
DISPERSAL THROUGH THE DAY. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS
THE RIDGE AXIS MAKES ITS WAY TO THE SOUTHEAST. SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL INCREASE ON TUESDAY AHEAD OT THE NEXT WINTER STORM SCHEDULED
FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20% HIGH CLOUDS)...THEN
                    INCREASING CLOUDS BY NOON...BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%) BY 1500.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-41 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5-10 MPH UNTIL NOON...THEN BECOMING
                    WEST 5-10 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (30000 KNOT-FT).
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-90%) UNTIL 2200..THEN
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-23 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7000 KNOT-FT).
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...LEE NELSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091026.RABBI.01/GJT