FNUS75 KGJT 011425
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 134 PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
825 AM MDT MON NOV 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON NOVEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE LAST DISTURBANCE IN NORTHWEST FLOW IS WORKING
DOWN THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THIS MORNING. THEN HIGH PRESSURE
BEGINS TO BUILD IN FROM THE WEST. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY
COOLER THAN SUNDAY TODAY. THEN A DRY AND STABLE PATTERN SETS UP
UNDER THE RIDGE.

***NOTE: CLEARING INDEX IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO UTAH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-41 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FEET AGL UNTIL 1600...THEN LOWERING TO
                    2000 FEET AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR EXCEPT FAIR FROM 1000 TO 1500 HOURS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH BY 1600.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-91%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 1-4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX OF 5000 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...SARAH WESTENDORF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101101.HWY13.01/GJT