FNUS75 KGJT 012113
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK RIDGE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
313 PM MDT WED SEP 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE REGION THURSDAY. THIS WILL
RESULT IN LIGHT WINDS AND STABLE CONDITIONS ALOFT WHICH WILL INHIBIT
SMOKE DISPERSAL.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-7 MPH MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST-NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH BY 1100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING FAIR AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8  MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........34-39%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE (SOUTHEAST) AT 4-7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR DECREASING TO POOR (4600-9300 KNOT-FT) IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...GRAND JUNCTION BLM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100902.BLACK.01/GJT