FNUS75 KGJT 241912
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKEYE WEST...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
112 PM MDT MON MAY 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MAY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRYER AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO PLACE TUESDAY. RH VALUES WILL
DECREASE AS TEMPERATURES INCREASE TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BE MUCH LESS
ON TUESDAY AS THE GRADIENT ALOFT RELAXES. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY WITH HUMIDITY REMAINING IN THE LOW TEENS
TO SINGLE DIGITS. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK AS ANOTHER SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER THE WESTERN US.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH AN OCCASIONAL GUST TO 16
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......150 INCREASING TO 1000 AFTER 1000.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-37%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN
                    DRIVEN 4 TO 6 MPH AFTER 2100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD DECREASING TO POOR
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CLEARING INDEX......800 DECREASING TO 100 IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT AFTER 1100.
CLEARING INDEX......150 INCREASING TO 1050 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...TYKO ISAACSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100525.BUCKE.01/GJT