FNUS75 KGJT 181246
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY CANYON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
646 AM MDT FRI JUN 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0635 MDT ON JUNE 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL MOVE OVER THE FIRE
SITE DURING THE DAY BRINGING SOME AFTERNOON BREEZES ALONG WITH LOW
RH. POOR RH RECOVERY EXPECTED OVERNIGHT FOLLOWED BY RELATIVELY
STRONG WINDS WITH SLIGHT WARMING ON SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH 0900...THEN
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH THROUGH 1300
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (13200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (178100 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........24-29%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH DECREASING AND BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH BY 2200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (127100 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (13500-15900 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH 0900...THEN
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH THROUGH 1300
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 17 TO 23 MPH WITH
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (15600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (299500 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...DAVE GRETTENBERG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100618.DRYCA.01/GJT