FNUS75 KGJT 281941
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAD RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
141 PM MDT TUE SEP 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1345 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY
WITH NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES. 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...WITH MID-LEVEL THERMAL
BELT FORMATION DURING THE NIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY (EAST-SOUTHEAST) 1-4 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5100-25600 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY (EAST-SOUTHEAST) 1-4 MPH
                    ...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...PAT KIERAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100928.SADRX.01/GJT