FNUS75 KGJT 021547
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 134 PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
947 AM MDT TUE NOV 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0855 MDT ON NOVEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE...CENTERED OVER LAS VEGAS...AMPLIFIES
ON TUESDAY AND STRENGTHENS ON WEDNESDAY. WESTERN COLORADO...ON THE
EAST SIDE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE AXIS...WILL HAVE NORTHWEST WINDS
ALOFT. EXPECT A WARMING TREND OF 2 OR 4 DEGREES PER DAY. THIS
SURFACE HEATING WILL ALLOW FOR MIXING UP TO ABOUT 2000 FEET THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WITHIN THIS MIXED LAYER WILL BE STRONGER TODAY
BUT STILL IS IN THE POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL CATEGORY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-46 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX OF 30,000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....17-22 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO EAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX OF 10,000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...SARAH WESTENDORF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101102.HWY13.01/GJT