FNUS75 KGJT 070430
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSEFLY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1030 PM MDT THU MAY 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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.
DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY ALONG WITH WARMER
TEMPERATURES AND A BIT MORE WIND.

.TODAY (THROUGH SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH THROUGH 0900...THEN BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH BY 1100...THEN
                    INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH BY 1300 WITH
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (14500 KNOT-FT) THROUGH 0900...BECOMING FAIR
                    BY 1000 AND INCREASING TO EXCELLENT BY 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL THROUGH 0800...INCREASING TO 10700 FT
                    AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH THROUGH 0900...BECOMING WEST 18
                    MPH BY 1200.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50%.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH BY 2100.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH THROUGH 0900...
                    INCREASING AND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100507.HORSE.02/GJT