FNUS75 KGJT 241445
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAVER FLAT TOP...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
845 AM MDT FRI SEP 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0759 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE GREAT BASIN TODAY AND
SATURDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE STABLE CONDITIONS AS WELL AS LIGHT WINDS
ALOFT...SLIGHTLY LOWERING SMOKE DISPERSAL. OTHERWISE EXPECT SUNNY
MILD DAYS AND CLEAR COOL NIGHTS WITH NORMAL DRAINAGE WINDS. MIDSLOPE
THERMAL BELTS ARE ALSO LIKELY DURING THE NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3-5 MPH THIS
                    MORNING...BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH BY
                    THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (16900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO THE LOWER END
                    OF GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL BY
                    EARLY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-43%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-7 MPH AFTER 1800.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1200 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3-5 MPH THIS MORNING...
                    BECOMING NORTH 5-10 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR MORNING (1500 KNOT-FT)...INCREASING TO FAIR IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...HEATHER REICHERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100924.BEAVE.01/GJT