FNUS75 KGJT 131801
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH GODIVA PILES...CRAIG INTERAGENCY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1201 PM MDT FRI MAY 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION
TODAY...THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN
A BLUEBIRD DAY TODAY. THEN ON SATURDAY A DISTURBANCE MOVING UP
FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL UNDERCUT THE RIDGE AND WILL RESULT IN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE DAY. DUE TO
LIMITED MOISTURE IN THE LOWER LAYER OF THE ATMOSPHERE...GUSTY
WINDS WILL BE EXPECTED FROM ANY CONVECTION THAT DOES DEVELOP.


.TODAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1300...THEN BECOMING GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT. (AFTER SUNSET)..

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%). HIGH CLOUDS INCREASING
                    TOWARDS SUNRISE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 0-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7200-14700 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS...MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%)
                    EARLY IN THE DAY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%) BY THE AFTERNOON. VIRGA OR
                    A FEW THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING BY 2100...
                    WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING
                    TO SCATTERED LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 3-8 MPH...INCREASING TO 8-15
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING MORE NORTH-
                    NORTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR SHOWERS...VIRGA
                    AND ESPECIALLY NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN BECOMING GOOD IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...TAMMY FROST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110513.NORTH.01/GJT