FNUS75 KGJT 230248
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURNS CANYON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
848 PM MDT THU SEP 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH OVER UTAH WILL SHIFT SLIGHT EAST AND WILL BE POSITIONED
ALONG THE UTAH AND COLORADO BORDER BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  TRANSPORT
WINDS FROM THE NORTHEAST OVER SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WILL WEAKEN IN THE
AFTERNOON.  DESPITE THE LIGHT WINDS AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT...STRONG
SURFACE HEATING FROM THE SUN WILL WEAKEN AND BREAK MORNING INVERSIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1200...
                    THEN SOUTH 3-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5000 KNOT-FT). FAIR AFTER 1200.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110923.BURNS.01/GJT