FNUS75 KGJT 051325
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAGLES NEST PILES...VAIL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
725 AM MDT FRI NOV 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON NOVEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AXIS BUILDS OVER UTAH TODAY
AND OVER WESTERN COLORADO ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING A WARMING
TREND OF A FEW DEGREES EACH DAY. TRANSPORT WINDS ARE STRONG ENOUGH
TODAY TOP PRODUCE A FEW AFTERNOON HOURS OF FAIR SMOKE DISPERSAL.
LIGHTER WINDS SATURDAY UNDER THE RIDGE WILL KEEP THE BURN SITE IN
THE POOR CATEGORY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-52 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 1-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE UNTIL 1200. WEST 2-6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (8000-57900 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO
                    4000 FT AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-4 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX 10000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-54 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNVALLEY 1-4 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    2-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX OF 37000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...T TALBOT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101105.EAGLE.01/GJT