FNUS75 KGJT 210227
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIMNEY PARK RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
827 PM MDT MON SEP 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1510 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD OVER THE REGION TUESDAY...
MEANWHILE A WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL BE GATHERING STRENGTH ALONG
THE WEST COAST. SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE WILL BE BROUGHT NORTHWARD
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM. AS A RESULT
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE STORM APPROACHES OUR REGION...WITH WETTING
RAINS BECOMING LIKELY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT EAST WINDS 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH. OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH DEVELOPING AROUND 1300.
CLEARING INDEX......150 INCREASING TO 1050.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10700 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 19 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH BY
                    MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CLEARING INDEX......600 DECREASING TO 150 IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-54%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH...THEN INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH
                    BY NOON. GUSTS TO 35 MPH DEVELOPING AROUND 1300.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......200 INCREASING TO 1050.
LAL.................5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 28 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN MATTOX
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100920.CHIMN.01/GJT