FNUS75 KGJT 171430
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY CANYON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
830 AM MDT THU JUN 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0747 MDT ON JUNE 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER TODAY AND THEN BEGIN TO WARM
FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR BREEZY
CONDITIONS WITH SOME GUSTS REACHING INTO THE LOW 20 MPH RANGE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN LOW
THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8800-10500 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........29-34%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 20
                    MPH SHIFTING TO TERRAIN DRIVEN 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD DECREASING TO POOR IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11%.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH INCREASING SOUTHWEST
                    8 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...BRAD PIETRUSZKA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100617.DRYCA.01/GJT