FNUS75 KGJT 050350
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOLORES RIM...USDI BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
950 PM MDT SAT SEP 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...DRY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL PASS AFTER
MIDNIGHT KEEPING OVERNIGHT INVERSIONS WEAK. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES
WILL BE ABOUT 15-20 DEGREES COOLER ON MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-88 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10-15 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST
                    10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25-35 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900 INCREASING TO VERY GOOD
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR...GOOD AT TIMES.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH...SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST.

.LABOR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...BRAD PIETRUSZKA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100905.DOLOR.01/GJT