FNUS75 KGJT 080244
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAY MESA II...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
744 PM MST MON MAR 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED WITH
GUSTY WINDS AIDING CLEARING. WARMER AIR ALOFT WILL ARRIVE ON
WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN LESS FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR CLEARING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND NEAR SHOWERS.
CLEARING INDEX......INCREASING TO 750 BY 1030...THEN DROPPING TO
                    600 BY 1700. EXCEPT 1000+ IN AND NEAR SHOWERS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL BY 1900.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 MPH DECREASING TO 14 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......150 UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO 400 BY
                    1900.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO
                    4000 FT AGL BY 1900.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...PAUL PLEMONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110308.RAYME.01/GJT