FNUS75 KGJT 302223
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAY MESA II...BLM - MOAB
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
323 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON JANUARY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS TODAY.
AT THE SAME TIME AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SOUTHWARD
ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON BRINGING ENHANCED SNOWFALL.
TUESDAY WILL BE MUCH COLDER WITH A FEW LINGERING INSTABILITY
SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-58%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......100 INCREASING TO 850 BY NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....15-20 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........69-74%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 13 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......250 INCREASING TO 1050 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 19 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN KEATING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110131.RAYME.01/GJT