FNUS75 KGJT 122001
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOLORES RIM...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
201 PM MDT TUE OCT 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON OCTOBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA STARTING WEDNESDAY. THE
RIDGE AXIS WILL SHIFT EAST AND ALMOST OVERHEAD BY THURSDAY.
TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT WITH LIMITED MIXING AS THE RIDGE
STRENGTHENS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR OR JUST ABOVE NORMAL.

.WEDNESDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE WEST 3 T0 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-65 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT MCDERMID
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101013.DOLOR.01/GJT