FNUS75 KGJT 210346
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WAPA BROADCAST...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
946 PM MDT MON SEP 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY 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 AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AS THE STORM APPROACHES OUR REGION. LOCAL WETTING RAINS ARE LIKELY
WITH THIS SYSTEM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    DEVELOPING AFTER 1300.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (17500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY GOOD
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (16400-35200 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 19 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 4-8 MPH INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (16400-18300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7900 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...DAN HUISJEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100921.WAPAB.01/GJT