FNUS75 KGJT 271329
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITE OWL COMMAND...GARFIELD CO EMERGENCY COMM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
729 AM MDT WED OCT 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0631 MDT ON OCTOBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FEW FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AS THE LAST
WEAK DISTURBANCE PASSES IN NORTHWEST FLOW. OTHERWISE CLOUDS WILL
DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY WITH WEST-NORTHWEST LIGHT BREEZES THIS
AFTERNOON. THE SURFACE-BASED INVERSION WILL SET UP QUICKLY BEFORE
SUNSET AND BECOME VERY STRONG. UNDER CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT
WINDS... TONIGHT WILL BE THE COLDEST NIGHT OF A COLD WEEK. THEN A
DRY WARMING TREND BEGINS THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW FLURRIES. PARTLY
                    CLOUDY BY NOON AND MOSTLY CLEAR BY SUNSET.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....20-23 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS 15-20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....9-14 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...KAUSHA ALLISON
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20101027.WHITE.01/GJT