FNUS75 KGJT 060149
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIGHTNER CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
749 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1925 MDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE SWEEPING ACROSS THE GREAT
BASIN WILL BRING INCREASED CLOUDS...COOLER TEMPERATURES...BREEZY
SOUTHWEST WINDS...AND A GOOD CHANCE FOR WETTING RAIN DURING THE
AFTERNOON. SHOWERS BECOME LIKELY WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH SNOW LEVELS
LOWERING TO THE FIRE SITE BY MORNING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) THROUGH 1100...THEN
    BECOMING CLOUDY (80-90%). ISOLATED LIGHT
    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS
    CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WETTING RAIN IN THE
    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-58 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH THROUGH 1100...THEN
    INCREASING AND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH
    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE
    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6000-38600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT BY 1200.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...DURANGO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110405.LIGHT.01/GJT