FNUS75 KGJT 012229
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAY MESA II...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
329 PM MST TUE MAR 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON MARCH 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND THICKEN
TOWARDS MORNING. THE NOSE OF A 125 KNOT JET WORKS ACROSS CENTRAL
UTAH IN THE AFTERNOON. THE BURN SITE WILL BE ON THE DRIER SOUTH
SIDE OF THE JET. WARMER THAN AVERAGE AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL
ALLOW SOUTHWEST GRADIENT WINDS TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE IN THE
AFTERNOON. THIS MOIST AND MILD SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE ON
THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-52 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 3-6 MPH WILL INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......REACHING 500 BY 1000 INCREASING TO 600-700
                    AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT 0900 INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL
                    BY 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 3-6 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST 10-15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......REACHING 500 BY 1000 INCREASING TO 700
                    AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT 0900 INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL
                    BY 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...PAUL PLEMONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110302.RAYME.01/GJT