FNUS75 KGJT 190544
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAY MESA II...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1044 PM MST TUE JAN 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MST ON JANUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING CLOUDS AND A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS TO THE REGION TODAY. MORE IMPORTANTLY COOLING ALOFT WILL
PRODUCE STEEP LAPSE RATES RESULTING IN FAIRLY HIGH MIXING HEIGHTS.
THIS WILL IN TURN ALLOW FOR A DECENT CLEARING INDEX.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-38 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........68-73%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......150 INCREASING TO 700 IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

CLEARING INDEX......150 INCREASING TO 350 IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...PAUL PLEMONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110119.RAYME.01/GJT