FNUS75 KGJT 240457
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOONWATER RX...UINTAH AND OURAY AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1057 PM MDT THU SEP 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1955 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT BECOMES NORTHWESTERLY
ON SATURDAY AS AN UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
GREAT BASIN. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL CREEP LOWER EACH AFTERNOON AS
TEMPERATURES SLOWLY CLIMB. THE DRY AIR WILL LIMIT HUMIDITY
RECOVERY AT NIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL LESSEN ON SATURDAY WITH
WEAKER TRANSPORT WINDS AND MORE STABLE AIR ALOFT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN-DRIVEN 3-6 MPH ON SLOPES. OVER RIDGE
                    TOPS...SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL AT 1200 INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH AT 1200 INCREASING TO 14 MPH
                    AND BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN-DRIVEN 3-5 MPH ON SLOPES. OVER RIDGE
                    TOPS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......390.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 MPH AFTER 1200.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS SECAKUKU
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100924.MOONW.01/GJT