FNUS75 KGJT 212029
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAY MESA II...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
129 PM MST FRI JAN 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON JANUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA SATURDAY EXPECT
SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH THE BEST POTENTIAL OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN
NORTHWEST OF THE FIRE SITE. CLEARING INDEX SHOULD MOVE ABOVE 500
DURING THE LATE MORNING. A MORE STABLE AIRMASS WILL TAKE HOLD
SUNDAY AFTER THE TROUGH AXIS MOVES SOUTH AND EAST OF THE FIRE SITE
SATURDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-62%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING
                    TO THE WEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......200 INCREASING TO 750.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

CLEARING INDEX......150 INCREASING TO 350 IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...PAUL PLEMONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110122.RAYME.01/GJT