FNUS75 KGJT 211419
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RABBIT MOUNTAIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
819 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A PACIFIC
STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN DURING THE DAY.
DRY...DORMANT FUELS COMBINED WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 15 PERCENT AND FREQUENT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH HAS
PROMPTED ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING WHICH WILL BE IN EFFECT
FROM NOON THROUGH 9 PM MDT. SHOWERS WILL SET IN THIS EVENING AND
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AS WINDS DECREASE WITH FRONTAL
PASSAGE LATER TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO
    SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH
    BY MIDDAY.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD BY MIDDAY.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 MPH INCREASING TO 39 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-87%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
    40 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD...BECOMING POOR AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 32 MPH DECREASING TO 22 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...HON SCHLAPFER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110321.RABBI.01/GJT