FNUS75 KGJT 040025
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY PARK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
625 PM MDT FRI SEP 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1810 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BURN SITE WILL HELP WITH A
QUICK COLLAPSE OF MIXING HEIGHTS WITH SUNSET. WINDS WILL BE
TERRAIN DRIVEN OVERNIGHT. WEST FLOW ALOFT STRENGTHENS A BIT ON
SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE A FEW DEGREES WARMER. DRY SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG ON SUNDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL
PASS OVER THE BURN SITE AFTER MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. CUMULUS MAINLY SOUTH THIS EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-52 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    EAST 2-5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MIN OF 3000 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNVALLEY/EAST 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-89 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO WEST INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...INCREASING TO VERY GOOD
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 3000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...
                    INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...MONTROSE INTERAGENCY DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100903.DRYPA.01/GJT