FNUS75 KGJT 081428
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RESERVOIR GULCH...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
828 AM MDT SAT MAY 8 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL DECOUPLE TONIGHT...HOWEVER STRONGER THAN NORMAL DRAINAGE
WINDS WILL DEVELOP AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS NEAR THE WEST COAST.
SOUTHWEST GRADIENT WINDS WILL INCREASE CONSIDERABLY SUNDAY AS THE
NEXT...AND MUCH STRONGER WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES THE WESTERN GREAT
BASIN.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH AFTER 2200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT DECREASING TO POOR (18500-19900 KNOT-FT)
                    BY 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-64 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH BY NOON WITH GUSTS
                    TO 35 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (20900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 26 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...ODY ANDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100508.RESER.02/GJT