FNUS75 KGJT 040621
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RASBERRY PILES...USFS - GMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1121 PM MST TUE NOV 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON NOVEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AXIS WILL MOVE OVER WESTERN COLORADO TODAY.
THIS WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED CLEAR SKIES...MILD TEMPERATURES...
STABLE CONDITIONS...AND LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS. STRONG VALLEY
INVERSIONS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT. WINDS ALOFT WILL SWITCH TO THE
SOUTHWEST THURSDAY AND INCREASE WITH THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMING A
LITTLE MORE UNSTABLE...OTHERWISE WARM...DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE.


.TODAY...

20-FOOT WINDS.......AFTERNOON SOUTH WINDS 3-7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO FAIR AFTER 1300.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

20-FOOT WINDS.......AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH WITH A
                    FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO VERY GOOD AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...RUSTY STARK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091103.RASBE.01/GJT