FNUS75 KGJT 170343
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRILL HOLE...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
943 PM MDT SUN MAY 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY.  A CLOSED LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST ON TUESDAY...WITH INCREASING MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY IN THE AFTERNOON.  THE AIR MASS WILL BE WELL MIXED ON MONDAY
AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN SOME ERRATIC GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1030...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH.  SOME AFTERNOON SOUTH WIND
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 1400.
CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 1050.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49%.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......LOWERING TO 100 AFTER 2400.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL BY 2400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......1050.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8700 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...MARK ATWOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100517.DRILL.01/GJT