FNUS75 KGJT 271452
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAD RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
852 AM MDT MON SEP 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LITTLE CHANGE HAS OCCURRED IN THE WEATHER PATTERN AS HIGH PRESSURE
REMAINS CENTERED OVER THE REGION. THIS WILL BRING A WARMING TREND
ALONG WITH NEAR RECORD HIGHS TEMPERATURES TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE LIMITED BY LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS AND
STABILITY ALOFT...WITH THE BEST SMOKE DISPERSION OCCURRING AROUND
PEAK HEATING. THE SMOKE COLUMN SHOULD QUICKLY COLLAPSE BY EARLY
EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN TUESDAY RESULTING IN LOWER
MIXING HEIGHTS...WITH ONLY A VERY LOW END FAIR SMOKE DISPERSAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 1-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST (UPSLOPE/UPVALEY) 2-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5200-31100 KNOT-FT) MORNING...BECOMING
                    FAIR BY 1200.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-37%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST (DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY) WINDS 3-6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3700-13800 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 1-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST (UPSLOPE/UPVALEY) 2-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300...THEN VERY LOW END FAIR UNTIL
                    1630.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AT
                    6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...RANDY JACKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100927.SADRX.02/GJT