FNUS75 KGJT 020455
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY PARK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1055 PM MDT WED SEP 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GREAT BASIN THURSDAY AND
OVER THE BURN SITE FRIDAY. THURSDAY'S AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL BE
SIMILAR TO WEDNESDAY. WITH LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS ALOFT...SMOKE
DISPERSAL WILL BE LIMITED. MIXING WILL QUICKLY COLLAPSE WITH SUNSET.
THE OVERNIGHT INVERSION WILL BECOME STRONG BY MORNING. A WARMING
TREND STARTS FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE (NORTHEAST) 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO WEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR BECOMING FAIR IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2100 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...INCREASING TO 6000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE (NORTHEAST) 2-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH.


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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...LUKE ODOM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100902.DRYPA.01/GJT