FNUS75 KGJT 210332
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURNS CANYON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
932 PM MDT TUE SEP 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...TEMPERATURES WILL COOL ON WEDNESDAY...AND ESPECIALLY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AS A COLD FRONT AND TROUGH DROP SOUTHWARD INTO
EASTERN COLORADO. IN ADDITION WEST WINDS WILL PICK UP DURING THE
AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND ON THURSDAY.
OTHERWISE DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL.

.WEDNESDAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%)...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (30-40%) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-71 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST. INCREASING TO 8-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH AFTER
                    1500.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO GOOD
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1600 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING
                    TO 5300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 6 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 4-8 MPH AFTER 1400.
                    WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHWEST AFTER 1700.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR...INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1700 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO
                    7300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110921.BURNS.01/GJT