FNUS75 KGJT 080632
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ENTRANCE AREA RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1232 AM MDT THU APR 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 MDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER RIDGE AXIS WILL BE OVERHEAD TODAY BRINGING A MORE STABLE
AIR MASS WITH IT. WINDS WILL STAY WEAK TODAY BUT INCREASE AGAIN ON
FRIDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL WIND PATTERN SHIFTS TO THE SOUTHWEST AND
THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS SLIGHTLY. SKIES WILL STAY MOSTLY CLEAR AND
MAX TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE INCREASE. CLEARING INDEX WILL
REMAIN LOWER TODAY WITH LIGHT WINDS AND LOWER MIXING HEIGHTS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH WITH AN OCCASIONAL GUST
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........28-33%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO TERRAIN
                    DRIVEN 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 2100.
CLEARING INDEX......400 DECREASING AFTER 1800 TO 200 THEN TO 50 LATE
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100-2600 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 1050.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...BRAD HARRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100408.ENTRA.01/GJT