FNUS75 KGJT 051557
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY PARK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
957 AM MDT SUN SEP 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0955 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 7-12 MPH DEVELOPING AROUND
                    NOON...THEN INCREASING DURING THE AFTERNOON TO
                    SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (16200-20400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8800 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 MPH INCREASING TO 31 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH...BECOMING WEST 3-7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD...DECREASING TO POOR (25800-27200
                    KNOT-FT) AFTER 2300.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    2300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 MPH BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST
                    20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.LABOR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (17900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD BY
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL BY
                    EARLY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...MONTROSE INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100905.DRYPA.02/GJT