FNUS75 KGJT 080500
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEOTA...FWS/OWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1100 PM MDT WED APR 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT WILL
CAUSE A STRONG SURFACE-BASED INVERSION TO FORM. THIS WILL NOT BURN
OFF UNTIL AROUND NOON. THE CI WILL REMAIN BELOW 500 UNTIL ABOUT 1400,
WHEN IT WILL BRIEFLY HIT ABOUT 500-575 FROM 1400-1600.

A WEAK TROUGH WILL PASS NORTH OF THE SITE FRIDAY. CONDITIONS WILL BE
MORE UNSTABLE WITH STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS, LEADING TO A HIGHER
CLEARING INDEX.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (0-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH UNTIL ABOUT
                    1100, THEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......50. REACHING 500-575 BETWEEN 1400 AND 1600.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL BETWEEN
                    1400 AND 1600.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......400 DECREASING TO 50 BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    BY MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH UNTIL DARK, THEN DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH UNTIL ABOUT
                    1000, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......50 UNTIL 1000, THEN 500+. INCREASING TO 1050
                    BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000, THEN INCREASING TO
                    8500 FT AGL ABOUT 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4 MPH UNTIL ABOUT 1000,
                    THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...BLAINE TARBELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100408.LEOTA.01/GJT