FNUS75 KGJT 172300
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DAVENPORT PILE BURN...USFS ASHLEY NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
400 PM MST TUE NOV 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON NOVEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.
TOP OF THE INVERSION IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 10,000 FEET AND WILL
BE DIFFICULT TO BREAK WITH LIGHT WINDS DESPITE GOOD SURFACE
HEATING. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE TERRAIN-DRIVEN.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1030...THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MP
CLEARING INDEX......150.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 1500-2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-3 MPH UNTIL 1030...THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS DEETS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091118.DAVEN.01/GJT