FNUS75 KGJT 160139
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WET MEADOWS...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
639 PM MST MON NOV 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MST ON NOVEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER FAST MOVING SHORT WAVE IN NORTHWEST FLOW MOVES ACROSS EASTERN UTAH.
NO WEATHER IS EXPECTED FROM THIS FEATURE IN THE LOWER VALLEYS...BUT IT WILL
STIR UP THE AIR MASS DURING THIS AFTERNOON FOR FAIR SMOKE DISPERSAL.  HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AND STRONG INVERSIONS
WILL DEVELOP.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-52 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNVALLEY WINDS 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 10 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 550 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE WINDS 2-4 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
CLEARING INDEX......DECREASING TO 50.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-50 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
CLEARING INDEX......300 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...JEREMY BAILEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101115.WETME.01/GJT