FNUS75 KGJT 090544
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR TAYLOR CANYON...USFS GUNNISON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1144 PM MDT MON AUG 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNDER A GENERAL
WEST FLOW ALOFT. LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED FROM DAY TO DAY WITH
TYPICAL TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS...EXCEPT DURING THE AFTERNOON WHEN
WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. SOME GUSTINESS WILL AGAIN
BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...ESPECIALLY OVER RIDGES.
STRONG SURFACE INVERSIONS WILL DEVELOP AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT AND
AGAIN TONIGHT WITH THERMAL BELTS ON MID-SLOPES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN
                    WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH BY 1300.
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 25 MPH BETWEEN 1400
                    AND 1900.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 10000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 0800...
                    THEN FAIR...BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 11500 FT AGL BY 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 1900...THEN DECREASING TO POOR
                    (LESS THAN 15000 KNOT-FT) BY 2200.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) UNTIL 1300...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN
                    WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH BY 1400.
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH BETWEEN 1400
                    AND 1800.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 15000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 0800...THEN
                    FAIR...BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 13400 FT AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...J CHONKA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110809.TAYLO.01/GJT