FNUS75 KGJT 292139
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIMNEY PARK RX...MOAB INTERAGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
339 PM MDT WED SEP 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY AND PERSISTENT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. ON
FRIDAY...MID TO HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE UP FROM THE
SOUTH WITH VIRGA AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE DURING THE
AFTERNOON. THE FLOW ALOFT WILL REMAIN LIGHT...THEREFORE WINDS AT
THE SURFACE WILL GENERALLY BE TERRAIN DRIVEN. HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL STAY WELL ABOVE NORMAL.

.THURSDAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE (0-3 MPH) UNTIL 1300...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 520 IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1900 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO
                    8500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH...BECOMING WEST LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-77 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE (0-3 MPH) UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 580 DURING THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1900 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO
                    11200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...JEFF FLICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100930.CHIMN.01/GJT