FNUS75 KGJT 071556
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CNP SAGE BRUSH BLOCKS...BLM/USFS/NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
956 AM MDT TUE SEP 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SUNSHINE AND GOOD SURFACE HEATING WILL PROVIDE LOFT
FOR VERY GOOD SMOKE DISPERSAL THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUDS WILL BE ON
THE INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AS MOISTURE RETURNS. DRAINAGE WINDS WILL
LIKELY BE DISRUPTED TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) UNTIL 1300 THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%) BY 1500.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-6 MPH BY 1200. OCCASIONALLY
                    SOUTHWEST 6 MPH WITH A FEW SOUTHWEST GUSTS TO
                    12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR AT 1200 BECOMING VERY GOOD BY 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL AT 1200 INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL
                    BY 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 MPH UNTIL 1200 THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 12 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2000 THEN DECREASING TO POOR.

MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL BY 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...WZ FMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100907.CNPSA.01/GJT