FNUS75 KGJT 080233
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANIMAS CITY MOUNTAIN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
733 PM MST MON MAR 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A MOIST PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST THIS MORNING AND OUT
OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AND
UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR SMOKE DISPERSAL TODAY.
WARMER AIR ALOFT WILL ARRIVE ON WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN LESS
FAVORABLE CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SHOWERS IN THE MORNING
                    ...DECREASING AND ENDING DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    WEST WINDS 6-12 MPH BY 1200. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 15000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1000...
                    THEN BECOMING VERY GOOD BY 1300. EXCEPT EXCELLENT
                    IN AND NEAR SHOWERS.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....14-19 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH UNTIL 1900...THEN WINDS
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO POOR (LESS THAN 20000 KNOT-FT) BY
                    2100.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL BY 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1030...THEN
                    WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 2-6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 20000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    BECOMING GOOD (16800-63900 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...HON SCHLAPFER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110308.ANIMA.01/GJT