FNUS75 KGJT 260002
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTWATER...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
602 PM MDT SUN OCT 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON OCTOBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG SURFACE-BASED INVERSION WILL PERSIST INTO
MONDAY LATE MORNING. MONDAY, HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND
ALOFT BUILDS OVER THE REGION FOR POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL. TUESDAY, A
COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DIGS ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND INTO
UTAH. STRONG SOUTHWEST GRADIENT WINDS KEEP TEMPERATURES MILD,
PERHAPS WARMER THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
SWEEPS OVER THE BURN SITE TUESDAY NIGHT BRINGING SHOWERS, PERHAPS
EVEN MIXED WITH SNOW TOWARDS SUNRISE, THAT WILL PERSIST INTO
WEDNESDAY.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH INCREASING AFTERNOON HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-60 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......MAXIMUM OF 500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000
                    FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8 MPH
                    BY 1300.

.MONDAY NIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........OVERCAST HIGH CLOUDS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......LESS THAN 100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    8-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......150 INCREASING TO 1000 BY 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN KEATING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091026.WESTW.01/GJT