FNUS75 KGJT 120329
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOLORES RIM...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
929 PM MDT SAT SEP 11 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LIGHT SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL DOMINATE THROUGH MONDAY
AS THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER REMAINS POSITIONED OVER TEXAS.
CONDITIONS WILL BE WARMER AND DRIER THAN ON SATURDAY...BUT WILL
CHANGE LITTLE BETWEEN SUNDAY AND MONDAY. A WEAK INFLUX OF MOISTURE
IS POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY FOR A SLIGHT INCREASE IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES.

.SUNDAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) IN THE MORNING. INCREASING
                    HIGH CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON (50-60% LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1030...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY. AFTER 1300 SOUTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-38 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 0-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4300 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1030...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY. AFTER 1300 SOUTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN INCREASING TO GOOD
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT MCDERMID
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100912.DOLOR.03/GJT