FNUS75 KGJT 192250
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BADGER FLATS RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
450 PM MDT MON APR 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SHARP HIGH PRESSURE IS BEING SQUEEZED OVER THE ROCKIES
ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL KEEP AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES OVER 10 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL. THIS WILL ALSO PRODUCE WEAK AFTERNOON INSTABILITY.

***OBSERVATION NOTE: YOUR DEWPOINTS OF 31 AND 41 F LOOK HIGH EVEN
 FOR NORTH ASPECTS. THIS AFTERNOON'S DEWPOINTS IN THE VICINITY WERE
 IN THE TEENS. USED A DEWPOINT OF 22F FOR THIS FORECAST.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) WITH AFTERNOON TOWERING
                    CUMULUS AND VIRGA.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-16%. (20-23% IF AFTERNOON DEWPOINT IS 31F)
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT 1000...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    4-8 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 18 MPH. STRONGER
                    GUSTS POSSIBLE VICINITY VIRGA AFTER 1400.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR FROM 1000 TO 1200...THEN GOOD. VERY GOOD
                    NEAR VIRGA.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT 1000 RISING INCREASING TO 9000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. UP TO 14,000 FT NEAR HARD
                    CUMULUS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...JIM MICHELS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100420.BADGE.01/GJT