FNUS75 KGJT 152045
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOSHORN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
245 PM MDT TUE JUN 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1401 MDT ON JUNE 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...DRY AND WINDY WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS AND RH VALUES WILL BE AT OR NEAR CRITICAL VALUES WEDNESDAY.

SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE AND
BECOME GUSTY WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM DIGS INTO THE
GREAT BASIN. RH VALUES WILL DECREASE TO BELOW 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AS A DRIER AIR MASS PUSHES OVER THE FIRE SITE FROM THE
SOUTHWEST. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE LATE EVENING
WEDNESDAY. THE UPPER LEVEL GRADIENT WILL RELAX THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-48%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                    5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 28 MPH INCREASING TO 39 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...MONTROSE INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100615.GOSHO.01/GJT