FNUS75 KGJT 030506
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH SHALE RIDGE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1106 PM MDT THU SEP 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2010 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BURN SITE FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE A FEW DEGREES OF WARMING EACH DAY.
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN LOW. WEST WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL
BE A TAD STRONGER THAN THURSDAY. A STRONG SUBSIDENCE INVERSION AT
AROUND 12,000 FEET MSL WILL LIMIT SMOKE DISPERSAL. MIXING WILL
QUICKLY COLLAPSE WITH SUNSET WITH MODERATE INVERSIONS OVERNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%). A FEW AFTERNOON CUMULUS SOUTH.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3000-12100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR
                    (58600 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...INCREASING TO 5000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...IC CLINT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100902.SOUTH.01/GJT