FNUS75 KGJT 010354
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ALDRICH LAKES RX...WHITE RIVER NF, BLANCO RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
954 PM MDT THU SEP 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2115 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS THE DOMINANT WEATHER PATTERN INTO THE
WEEKEND. LIGHT DIURNAL WIND CIRCULATIONS WILL BE THE
RULE...HOWEVER WEST BREEZE WILL DEVELOP DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-8 MPH.  SOME GUSTS FROM THE
                    WEST FROM 1400-1800.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1000-1500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR (1000 KNOT-FT) AFTER 2100.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 250 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1000 KNOT-FT) IN THE MORNING...THEN GOOD
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...TONI TOELLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100930.ALDRI.02/GJT