FNUS75 KGJT 301454
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY GULCH...GRAND JUNCTION AIR CENTER BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
854 AM MDT MON AUG 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH MONDAY AND WILL COOL TEMPERATURES FOR
TUESDAY. DRIER AIR WILL MOVE OVER THE FIRE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT
STARTING LATE MONDAY. AN UPPER TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO EJECT OVER
THE NORTHERN ROCKIES THE SOUTHERN EDGE SKIRTING THE FIRE AREA.
WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY WITH AFTERNOON AND EVENING GUSTS
TUESDAY. A RIDGE BUILDS MID WEEK. BREEZY WINDS WEDNESDAY AND
SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRY.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO
                    8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD BY 1100 AND
                    EXCELLENT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH GUSTS TO 25 BECOMING
                    TERRAIN DRIVEN 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 2200.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING
                    TO WEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT BY 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 19 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...GRAND JUNCTION DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100831.DRYGU.01/GJT