FNUS75 KGJT 071956
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAY MESA II...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1256 PM MST SUN NOV 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1250 MST ON NOVEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE NEXT STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE
REGION ON MONDAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST GRADIENT WINDS WILL MIX DOWN BY
MONDAY AFTERNOON. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT
SHOWERS WILL START LATE AFTERNOON OR MORE LIKELY OVERNIGHT. THE
COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVERNIGHT WITH SHOWERS LIKELY INTO TUESDAY
MORNING. SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH TUESDAY AFTERNOON BUT GOOD COLD
ADVECTION WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WEST-NORTHWEST AFTERNOON WINDS.

TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    POSSIBLE AFTER 1500.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......500 AFTER 1200...INCREASING TO 1000+.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT NOON INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SHOWERS LIKELY WITH
                    LIGHT SNOWFALL POSSIBLE BY MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...
                    TURNING TO NORTHWEST 5-15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CLEARING INDEX......500-750.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 35 MPH BECOMING WEST 25 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 1050.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...MOAB DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101108.RAYME.01/GJT