FNUS75 KGJT 291400
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAY MESA...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
800 AM MDT MON MAR 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN ON TUESDAY. THIS
WILL BRING A GRADUAL INCREASE IN CLOUDS TO THE AREA TODAY...WITH
INCREASING WINDS THROUGH TUESDAY AS THE STORM APPROACHES.  BREEZY TO
WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOP ON TUESDAY...WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AND INCREASING TO 4-8 MPH
                    BY 1300. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH EXPECTED
                    AFTER 1300.
CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 600 BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND
                    INCREASING TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1900...THEN WINDS
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH BY 2200.
CLEARING INDEX......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 100 BY 2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 MPH BY 2200.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-22%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN SOUTH
                    WINDS INCREASING TO 10-20 MPH WITH FREQUENT
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 1000+ BY 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 11 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 41 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...PAUL PLEMONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100329.RAYME.01/GJT