FNUS75 KGJT 062054
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAY MESA II...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
254 PM MDT TUE APR 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ATHE LATEST STORM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST COLORADO
TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE LESS ON WEDNESDAY...BUT COOL AIR ALOFT
SHOULD STILL PROVIDE ENOUGH INSTABILITY IN THE AFTERNOON TO PROVIDE
AT LEAST A FEW HOURS OF SUITABLE SMOKE DISPERSION. DRY AND MORE
STABLE AIR WILL GRADUALLY MOVE IN FROM THE WEST WED NIGHT AND
THURSDAY AS AN UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ARRIVES.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-44 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5-7 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO 12 MPH AFTER 1300.
CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 608 AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH AFTER 1200.

.TONIGHT...

WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CLEARING INDEX......350 DECREASING TO 50 BY 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL BY 2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5-7 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......415 AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...PAUL PLEMONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100407.RAYME.01/GJT