FNUS75 KGJT 272129
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR JACK SPRINGS RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
329 PM MDT MON SEP 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
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.....84-89 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 1-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3400-6800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...DALE BECKERMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100928.JACKS.06/GJT