FNUS75 KGJT 200900
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR UTE CREEK PILES...WRNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
200 AM MST FRI NOV 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON NOVEMBER 20. IF
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...RIDGE OVER THE AREA WILL LIMIT WINDS AND MIXING FOR
POOR SMOKE DISPERSION WHICH WILL CARRY OVER TONIGHT. AN APPROACHING
UPPER LEVEL TROF AND SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL GENERATE INCREASED
WINDS AND DEEPER MIXING SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR FAIR DISPERSION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE
    3 TO 6 MPH BY 1300.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7700-22700 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....12-17 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (12200-19500 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-38 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 16 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING FAIR BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 29 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...TONI TOELLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091120.UTECR.01/GJT