FNUS75 KGJT 101544
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR OAK RIDGE RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
844 AM MST TUE NOV 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 MST ON NOVEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE WILL INCREASE TODAY...AND
MORE SO ON WEDNESDAY. OTHERWISE HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE WILL STREAM
ACROSS THE REGION AT TIMES THROUGH VETERANS DAY. THE LOWER LEVELS
HOWEVER WILL REMAIN DRY AND SEASONABLY WARM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70% MID/HIGH CLOUDS).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 7-12 MPH AFTER 1100...
                    A FEW AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (16000-17100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY
                    GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-65%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.

.VETERANS DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 12-17 MPH AFTER 1100...
                    WITH A FEW AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1300-3300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...LATHAN JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091110.OAKRI.01/GJT