FNUS75 KGJT 010202
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ALMA TAYLOR PILE BURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
802 PM MDT SUN OCT 31 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1815 MDT ON NOVEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY AND STABLE PATTERN WILL SET UP EARLY ON MONDAY THEN CONTINUE
THROUGH THE WORK WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN
PART OF THE NATION. WARM TEMPERATURES ALOFT WILL EFFECTIVELY CAP
DAYTIME MIXING. LOW MIXING HEIGHTS IN COMBINATION WITH A LIGHT
NORTHWEST FLOW WILL RESULT IN POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL ON MONDAY AND
ESPECIALLY ON TUESDAY.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-60%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......150 INCREASING TO 350 IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......150 INCREASING TO 200 IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS DEETS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101101.ALMAT.01/GJT