FNUS75 KGJT 301918 AAA
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIMNEY PARK RX...USFS - MANTI NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
118 PM MDT THU SEP 30 2010

CORRECTED CLEARING INDEX FOR TODAY

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT
WEATHER FEATURE THROUGH FRIDAY. WEAK FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL WITH
SURFACE WINDS PREDOMINANTLY TERRAIN-DRIVEN. SOME MID-LEVEL
MOISTURE WILL SNEAK IN LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY FOR THE POSSIBILITY
OF ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 5 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......690.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%) BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%)
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-51 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......350 DECREASING TO 50 OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH
                    AFTER SUNSET.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......500.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...JEFF FLICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100930.CHIMN.02/GJT