FNUS75 KGJT 070328
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH SHALE RIDGE...BLM/USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
928 PM MDT MON SEP 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1809 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH STRENGTHENS ALONG
THE WEST COAST. SOUTHWEST FLOW INCREASES TODAY AND MOISTURE OVER
ARIZONA AND OLD MEXICO WILL BE DRAWN NORTHWARD.

.T0DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN SOUTHWEST 10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1000-4400 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING
                    TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...GRAND JUNCTION AIR CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100906.SOUTH.01/GJT