FNUS75 KGJT 191500
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ALMA TAYLOR...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
800 AM MST FRI NOV 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON NOVEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH
SATURDAY. DUE TO THE WARMING TREND THAT IS UNDERWAY...MIXING
HEIGHTS WILL CLIMB ABOVE YESTERDAYS VALUES. HIGH CLOUDS WILL
CONTINUE TO STREAM OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY. THEN CLOUDS WILL
THICKEN ON SATURDAY AS THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT STORM APPROACHES...
WITH THE CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS DEVELOPING DURING THE AFTERNOON

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60% HIGH CLOUDS).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS 20-25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 750 IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

CLEARING INDEX......50.

.SATURDAY...

CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 1050 IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...CONNOR GARDAI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101119.ALMAT.01/GJT