FNUS75 KGJT 252302 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR YOUTH CAMP RX...SOUTHERN UTE BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 502 PM MDT SUN SEP 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MONDAY A WEAK TROF OF LOW PRESSURE WILL UNDERCUT THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT HAS BEEN OVER THE REGION. MOISTURE REMAINS RATHER LIMITED BUT ENOUGH INSTABILITY WILL BE PRESENT FOR AN INCREASE IN AFTERNOON CLOUDINESS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM. LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AS INSTABILITY LINGERS OVER THE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81 F. MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45 F. MAX HUMIDITY........56-61%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F. MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN REQUESTED BY...RICH GUSTAFSON FMO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110926.YOUTH.01/GJT