FNUS75 KGJT 032256
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOTSERO FIRE...GYPSUM FIRE DEPT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
456 PM MDT SAT SEP 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1619 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RELATIVELY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE FIRE SITE
THROUGH SUNDAY. OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO AMPLIFY OVER
THE REGION CENTERED NEAR THE 4 CORNERS. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE
LIGHT AND MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    AFTER 1900.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR (4800-5100 KNOT-FT) IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    5-10 MPH BY 1100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7400-20600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...CHIEF 91
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110903.DOTSE.01/GJT