FNUS75 KGJT 060424
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR OHIO CITY   PITKIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1024 PM MDT THU MAY 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE WEAK RIDGE OVER THE REGION WILL BEGIN TO FLATTEN
ON FRIDAY AND SLOWLY SHIFT EAST ON SATURDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL INCREASE EACH DAY WITH CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS. THE WESTERLY
FLOW WILL INCREASE SOMEWHAT BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON BECOMING A LITTLE
MORE WEST-SOUTHWEST ON SATURDAY.


.FRIDAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 1-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING
                    TO 3-8 MPH. AFTER 1200 BECOMING WEST 10-15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN INCREASING
                    TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH UNTIL MID MORNING...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST 25 MPH...INCREASING TO 35 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FRIDAY NIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 6 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 1-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING
                    TO 3-8 MPH. AFTER 1200 BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST
                    8-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 26 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...JEREMY COWIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110506.OHIOC.01/GJT