FNUS75 KGJT 271424
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR YELLOW PINE...USFS GUNNISON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
824 AM MDT MON SEP 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0725 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.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 1-5 MPH SHIFTING TO WEST-
                    NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5200-31100 KNOT-FT) MORNING...BECOMING
                    FAIR BY 1200.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9600 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-55%.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3000-5000 KNOT-FT).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 1-5 MPH SHIFTING TO WEST-
                    NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300...THEN VERY LOW END FAIR UNTIL
                    1630.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7300 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...MIFMU
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100927.YELLO.01/GJT