FNUS75 KGJT 230259
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR VAN CAMPEN RX 2...EAGLE FIRE DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
859 PM MDT FRI APR 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOIST AND UNSETTLED WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE
WEEKEND FOR THE BURN SITE. A WEAK DISTURBANCE CROSSING ABOUT MIDDAY
SATURDAY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A STRONGER ONE LATE SUNDAY. THIS WILL
RESULT IN CLOUDY SKIES AND PERIODIC SHOWERS.

NOTE: A PHONE CALL TO OUR OFFICE WHEN YOU SUBMIT YOUR REQUEST IS
      APPRECIATED IN CASE THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ETC.


.TONIGHT (SATURDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS BECOMING
                    A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER 0200.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5-7 MPH UNTIL 1900...THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH BY 2100.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    VARIABLE 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST  5-10 MPH BY
                    1300. A FEW GUSTS TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE AFTER 1300.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4400-22200 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    INCREASING TO VERY GOOD BY 1500.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT 1200 INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH AT 1200 INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...CAPT  BILL KENNEDY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110423.VANCA.01/GJT