FNUS75 KGJT 250203
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAULS CREEK RX...USFS/SAN JUAN NF/COLUMBINE RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
803 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...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY. GENERALLY LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED
WHILE TEMPERATURES REMAIN MILD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 4-9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 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.....74-79 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH AROUND NOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR...INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11100 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT DEHNISCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110925.SAULS.02/GJT