FNUS75 KGJT 072142
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RESERVOIR GULCH...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
342 PM MDT FRI MAY 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE UPPER FLOW BECOMES SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND
INCREASES THROUGH SATURDAY AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OFF THE WEST
COAST. BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON SOME OF THIS FLOW WILL BE ABLE TO
REACH THE SURFACE FOR OCCASIONAL GUSTY WINDS. THE WARMING AND
DRYING TREND WILL CONTINUE.

FORECAST ELEMENTS FOR 7000 FEET ELEVATION.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50% MAINLY HIGH CLOUDS).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SOUTHWEST WINDS
                    3-8 MPH DEVELOPING BY 1200...THEN INCREASING
                    TO 8-12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    AFTER 1400.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1030...THEN IMPROVING TO EXCELLENT
                    DURING IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL DURING THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...ODY ANDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100508.RESER.01/GJT