FNUS75 KGJT 132250
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SIMMS MESA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
450 PM MDT WED OCT 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1605 MDT ON OCTOBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE REGION BRING CLEAR AND DRY
CONDITIONS ALONG WITH POOR MIXING AS STRONG SURFACE BASED INVERSIONS
DEVELOP.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-65 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (INCREASING TO 32000 KNOT-FT) BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH BY 2000.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (DROPPING TO LESS THAN 1000 KNOT-FT) BY 2200.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL BY 2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-66 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (INCREASING TO 36000 KNOT-FT) BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7600 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...RANDY CHAPPELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101013.SIMMS.01/GJT