FNUS75 KGJT 262146
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAY MESA FIRE SCHOOL TRAINING...MOAB BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
346 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MAY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AS THE UPPER JET
REMAINS OVER THE REGION. EXPECT THE STRONGER WINDS ALOFT TO MIX
DOWN BY LATE MORNING. OTHERWISE...TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY SHOULD
BE SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY WERE ON THURSDAY. WINDS WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 %.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 3-5 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8-10 MPH BY
                    1100. OVER RIDGETOPS AFTER 1200..WEST 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......260 AT 1000 RISING ABOVE 500 BY 1200 AND INCREASING
                    TO 1000+ IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL BY 1100 INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL
                    BY 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH AT 1000 INCREASING TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...CLARK MAUGHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110527.RAYME.01/GJT