FNUS75 KGJT 111523
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST SOPRIS...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
923 AM MDT SAT SEP 11 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE IS OVER THE AREA PRODUCING A LIGHT
WEST FLOW ALOFT AND STABLE CONDITIONS. AN INVERSION AT ABOUT
13,000 FEET MSL WILL LIMIT VERTICAL MIXING THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
INVERSION WILL LIFT SOMEWHAT ON SUNDAY. A WARMING TREND CONTINUES
THROUGH MONDAY...WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS RETURNING BY TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE FROM 1100-1200 SHIFTING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO FAIR IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 3000 FT AGL AT 1100...INCREASING TO
                    5000 FT AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE FROM 1100-1200 BECOMING
                    WEST 10 MPH BY 1400.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-40 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 3-8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MINIMUM 1000 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY WITH A FEW AFTERNOON HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    6-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH UNTIL 1100...SHIFTING TO
                    WEST 10 MPH BY NOON.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...GRAND JUNCTION AIR CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100911.EASTS.01/GJT