FNUS75 KGJT 080337
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAY MESA II...MOAB BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
921 PM MDT THU OCT 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON OCTOBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE UPPER LOW CIRCULATION THAT HAS BROUGHT THE
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION WILL MOVE INTO WYOMING ON FRIDAY.
THE TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH THAT LOW WILL SWING ACROSS THE
UTAH/COLORADO BORDER EARLY FRIDAY WITH COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS
FOLLOWING. THE AIR MASS OVER THE BURN SITE WILL BECOME MORE STABLE
THROUGH SATURDAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO OUR WEST
FOR WARMER TEMPERATURES ALOFT.

.FRIDAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 0-5 MPH...INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH AFTER
                    NOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......150 INCREASING TO 1050 IN THE AFTERNOON.


.FRIDAY NIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......100.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    NORTHWEST.
CLEARING INDEX......100 INCREASING TO 600 IN THE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...CLARK MAUGHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101008.RAYME.01/GJT