FNUS75 KGJT 042155
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BATTLEMENTS RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
355 PM MDT WED MAY 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FOR THURSDAY.
SURFACE-BASED INVERSIONS WILL BEGIN TO LIFT AROUND 1000 THURSDAY
WITH MIXING HEIGHTS RISING TO AROUND 14,000 FEET MSL IN THE
AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST GRADIENT WINDS INCREASE ON FRIDAY AS A WARMING
TREND CONTINUES.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3-8
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED AFTERNOON GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING FAIR BY 1100...BECOMING GOOD AFTER
                    1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5000 FT AGL AT 1100 INCREASING TO 8000
                    FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY NIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 1-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX OF 25,000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR. INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...MARK MURRELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110505.BATTL.03/GJT