FNUS75 KGJT 070416
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BATTLEMENTS...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1016 PM MDT THU MAY 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT A QUIET DAY AT THE FIRE SITE TODAY AS A FLAT
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. AS A RESULT...WINDS
WILL BE LIGHTER THAN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. HOWEVER...
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY COOL FOLLOWING A COLD NIGHT.

.TODAY (THROUGH SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH THROUGH 0900...THEN BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH BY 1100...OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH FROM THE WEST AFTER 1300.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8600-25900 KNOT-FT) THROUGH 0900...BECOMING
                    FAIR BY 1100 AND INCREASING TO GOOD BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800 FT AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH THROUGH 0900...BECOMING WEST 10
                    MPH BY 1100.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO POOR (7700-10600 KNOT-FT) BY 2200.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL BY 2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...GARY HELMING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100507.BATTL.01/GJT