FNUS75 KGJT 150357
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR REDONDA 2 RX...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
957 PM MDT THU OCT 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON OCTOBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL SHIFT EAST INTO THE
PLAINS THIS WEEKEND AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE
WESTERN UNITED STATES. THIS WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW ALOFT TO THE REGION...ALONG WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES. THIS WILL
ALSO HELP TO BREAK THE STRONG VALLEY INVERSIONS...RESULTING IN
SLIGHTLY IMPROVED MIXING BY LATE FRIDAY AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1030...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-6 MPH BY 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 30000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    BECOMING FAIR (45000 KNOT-FT) BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-38 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH BY 2000.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR (DECREASING TO LESS THAN
                    5000 KNOT-FT) BY 2000.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL BY 2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1030...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH BY 1300.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 25000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    BECOMING GOOD (60000 KNOT-FT) BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 12000 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101014.REDON.02/GJT