FNUS75 KGJT 242136 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR QUAKIE RX...DOLORES PLO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 336 PM MDT SAT SEP 24 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTHERN PORTION OF THE HIGHLY AMPLIFIED RIDGE IN PLACE ACROSS THE ROCKIES INTO SOUTHERN CANADA WILL BE FLATTENED INTO NORTHERN COLORADO SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS ENERGY MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS WILL SLIGHTLY INCREASE THE WINDS ALOFT AND WITH STEEPER LAPSE RATES IN PLACE...MIXING SHOULD BE DEEP ENOUGH TO PUSH SMOKE DISPERSAL LEVELS UP INTO THE GOOD OR BETTER CATEGORY THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WINDS WILL STILL BE MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN BY SUNSET INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS...BUT SHOULD TURN MORE WESTERLY BY EARLY AFTERNOON AS MIXING BEGINS. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS SHOULD ALSO REMAIN IN PLACE...WITH ONLY A SLIGHT COOL DOWN EXPECTED MONDAY. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73 F. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE AT 5 MPH OR LESS BECOMING WEST WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH AROUND 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR THROUGH LATE MORNING...INCREASING TO GOOD BY MID AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL OR LESS THROUGH 1200...THEN INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....45 TO 50 F. MAX HUMIDITY........40-45%. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 TO 70 F. MIN HUMIDITY........19-24%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE AT 5 MPH OR LESS BECOMING WEST AT 5 TO 15 MPH AROUND 1200...THEN NORTHWEST BY LATE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR THROUGH MID MORNING INCREASING TO VERY GOOD BY EARLY AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL OR LESS THROUGH MID MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 11900 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROBERTSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110925.QUAKI.01/GJT