FNUS75 KGJT 062154
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIGHTNER CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
354 PM MDT WED APR 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1523 MDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDS WILL THICKEN AND LOWER THIS THIS EVENING AS A WEAK FRONT
STALLS OUT NEAR THE AREA...AT THE SAME TIME MOISTURE WILL INCREASE
FROM THE SOUTHWEST. CLOUD COVER WILL PERSIST THURSDAY BUT SHOWERS
WILL BECOME MORE INTERMITTENT IN NATURE AS THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM
DEEPENS ALONG THE WEST COAST.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11000-35900 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 13 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (173900 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 MPH INCREASING TO 22 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...DURANGO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110406.LIGHT.01/GJT