FNUS75 KGJT 272141
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAD RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
341 PM MDT MON SEP 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1545 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN TUESDAY RESULTING IN LOWER MIXING
HEIGHTS...WITH SMOKE DISPERSAL ONLY REACHING INTO THE VERY LOW END
FAIR CATEGORY. NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED
TUESDAY. 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.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS (DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY) 1-5 MPH
                    UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    (UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY) 3-6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3400-6800 KNOT-FT) MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO FAIR IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........33-38%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4100-4900 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS (DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY) 1-5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...RANDY JACKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100927.SADRX.03/GJT