FNUS75 KGJT 250516
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKEYE WEST...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1116 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...
A DRIER AIRMASS WILL BE OVER THE AREA TODAY. RH VALUES WILL DECREASE
AS TEMPERATURES INCREASE. SURFACE WIND WILL BE MUCH LESS WITH ONLY
MODERATE SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT. AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM
THE WEST ON WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN, WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY REMAINING IN THE LOW TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1030...THEN FAIR. IMPROVING TO
                    VERY GOOD BY 1300.
CLEARING INDEX......150 UNTIL 1030, THEN 500+. INCREASING TO
                    900.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43 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.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR BY 2400.
CLEARING INDEX......750 DECREASING TO 100 BY 0100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWNVALLEY 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
WIND (20 FT)........AFTER 0900...SOUTH WINDS 15-20 MPH, WITH
                    GUSTS 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900, THEN FAIR. BECOMING EXCELLENT
                    BY 1100.
CLEARING INDEX......150 INCREASING TO 1050 ABOUT 1100.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...TYKO ISAACSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100525.BUCKE.02/GJT