FNUS75 KGJT 100424
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY PARK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1024 PM MDT THU SEP 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. WINDS ALOFT WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND REMAIN THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. GRADIENT
ALOFT RELAXES OVERNIGHT AND WINDS BECOME WESTERLY. EXPECT COOL
TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT BEHIND THE TROUGH AND UNDER CLEAR SKIES.

RH VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE LOW TEENS SATURDAY AS MUCH DRIER AIR
MOVES OVER THE FIRE AREA EARLY SATURDAY. DAY TIME TEMPERATURES
WILL SLOWLY INCREASE. AS AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS THE SURFACE WINDS
RELAX AND SKIES WILL BE CLEAR.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE WEST  6 TO 11 MPH WITH AN OCCASIONAL GUST
                    TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-78%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH AN OCCASIONAL GUST
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO TERRAIN
                    DRIVEN 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 2200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR
                    IN THE LATE EVENING (2100) AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE WEST 4 TO 8 IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO FAIR IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING
                    TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...LUKE ODOM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100910.DRYPA.01/GJT