FNUS75 KGJT 230630
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAVER FLAT TOP...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1230 AM MDT THU SEP 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1925 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE MAIN UPPER TROUGH WILL CROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO
TOWARDS NOON TODAY...WITH DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR FOLLOWING FOR
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. DRY WEATHER WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) UNTIL 1100...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1200...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 8-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD BY 1200.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 8-12 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR BECOMING POOR BY 2400.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1500 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    5 MPH AFTER 2400.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/
                    UPVALLEY 5 MPH AFTER 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN INCREASING TO GOOD.

HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...DAVE ESTEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100922.BEAVE.02/GJT