FNUS75 KGJT 312302
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR QUAKIE RX...USFS SAN JUAN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
502 PM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON JUNE 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...

DRY...WARM AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY AS A
STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT SITS OVER THE REGION. THE WINDIEST DAY
WILL BE ON THURSDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL APPROACH FROM
THE WEST AND THEN PASS OVERNIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50% MAINLY HIGH CLOUDS).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 8-12 MPH INCREASING TO
                    10-15 MPH BY LATE MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
                    THEN 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35-40 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 35 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50% MAINLY HIGH CLOUDS).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 15-20 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    20 TO 30 MPH AFTER NOON. GUSTS 40-45 MPH
                    WITH GUST OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR...INCREASING TO EXCELLENT BY MIDDAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 35 MPH...INCREASING TO 45 MPH BY MIDDAY.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT MCDERMID
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110601.QUAKI.02/GJT