FNUS75 KGJT 042009
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAPIN MESA EXOTICS RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
109 PM MST WED NOV 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MST ON NOVEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE REGION THROUGH
FRIDAY WITH PASSING HIGH CLOUDS EXPECTED. MORNING INVERSIONS WILL
BREAK BY MIDDAY WITH MILD AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES EXPECTED. WINDS
WILL REMAIN TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH THE PERIOD.

.TODAY (THURSDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-4 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLY 3-6 MPH AFTER 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 15000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING GOOD BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO
                    6500 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN SOUTH 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091105.CHAPI.03/GJT