FNUS75 KGJT 121635
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR REDONDA 2 RX...SOUTHERN UTE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
736 AM MDT TUE OCT 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON OCTOBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHERN EDGE OF A DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OVER THE FIRE SITE TODAY
ALONG WITH AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL BECOME WEAK
AND NEARLY STATIONARY BY THE TIME IT REACHES SOUTHERN COLORADO.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM ESPECIALLY OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
OVER THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND LAST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH AN OCCASIONAL
                    GUST TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR BECOMING FAIR IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING CLEAR
                    (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH DURING THE EVENING BECOMING
                    TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-65 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...RICH GUSTAFSON  FMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101012.REDON.01/GJT