FNUS75 KGJT 290408
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY PARK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1008 PM MDT TUE SEP 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. AN ASSOCIATED SUBSIDENCE INVERSION AT ABOUT 15,000 FEET
MSL WILL LIMIT MIXING. TRANSPORT WINDS IN THE MIXED LAYER WILL BE
LIGHT FROM THE NORTH ON WEDNESDAY, SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST ON
THURSDAY. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE TERRAIN-DRIVEN. SUBTROPICAL
MOISTURE WORKS INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH STARTING FRIDAY AND
INCREASES SATURDAY. ANY LATE-DAY WEEKEND STORMS WILL PRODUCE
MORE ERRATIC WIND THAN RAIN.

**THANKS FOR THE EXCELLENT FEEDBACK!**

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-87 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST
                    BY 1000.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR...BECOMING FAIR AFTER 1300.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...
                    INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 5 MPH LATE
                    AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST
                    BY 1000-1100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR...BECOMING FAIR AFTER 1300.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...
                    INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 MPH
                    AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...ERIC BRANTINGHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100929.DRYPA.01/GJT