FNUS75 KGJT 051406
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIMNEY ROCK RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
806 AM MDT THU MAY 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0750 MDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...LOW AMPLITUDE RIDGING IN PLACE ACROSS THE ROCKY
MOUNTAIN REGION WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH TONIGHT...BEFORE
BUILDING FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. MIXING WILL IMPROVE LATE THIS
MORNING WITH ANY LOW LEVEL INVERSION IN PLACE MIXING BETWEEN 1000
AND 1100...BUT HEIGHTS WILL ONLY APPROACH 8500FT AGL THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY DIURNALLY DRIVEN WITH
TYPICAL UPSLOPE/DOWNSLOPE DOMINATING THE DAY/NIGHT
PERIODS...THOUGH UPSLOPE GUSTS APPROACHING 20 MPH WILL BE LIKELY
AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. AS RIDGING BUILDS FRIDAY GRADIENT WINDS
WILL BEGIN AN INCREASING TREND LASTING INTO AND THROUGH THE
UPCOMING WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 5
                    TO 10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (6000-54800 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........26-31%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. NORTHERLY DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH HOLDS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8300-10700 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...FUELS TECH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110505.CHIMN.02/GJT