FNUS75 KGJT 040528
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH SHALE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1128 PM MDT FRI SEP 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1703 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 REMAINS OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY. WEST
FLOW ALOFT STRENGTHENS A BIT ON SATURDAY AND 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.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-84 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...INCREASING TO GOOD IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 3000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. THEN INCREASING
                    TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...GRAND JUNCTION AIR CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100903.SOUTH.01/GJT