FNUS75 KGJT 300438
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR YELLOW PINE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1038 PM MDT WED SEP 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
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 THURSDAY WILL BE FROM THE
SOUTHWEST THEN NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY. HIGH-LEVEL MOISTURE WORKS INTO
THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH STARTING FRIDAY. ANY STORMS WILL LIKELY
REMAIN WELL SOUTH AND EAST OF THE BURN SITE. BUT OUTFLOW ERRATIC
WINDS COULD POSSIBLY REACH THE BURN SITE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT.
MOISTURE INCREASES MONDAY FOR A CHANCE OF THUNDERSHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH AFTERNOON CUMULUS SOUTH.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-79 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO WEST 3-8 MPH
                    LATE MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000 THEN FAIR. VERY GOOD BY 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000 INCREASING
                    TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 14 MPH
                    LATE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

MAX HUMIDITY........45-55%.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7100 KNOT-FT).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%). AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS
                    AND VIRGA SOUTH.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO WEST 3-8 MPH
                    LATE MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000 INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000 INCREASING
                    TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...MIFMU
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100930.YELLO.01/GJT