FNUS75 KGJT 262356
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOLORES RIM RX...SJNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
556 PM MDT MON SEP 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL START TO REBUILD OVER THE REGION TUESDAY
ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS AND A STABLE LAYER ALOFT. THIS
WILL HELP TO INHIBIT SMOKE DISPERSAL. OTHERWISE DRY MILD WEATHER
WILL PREVAIL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4-9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7400-7700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO THE LOW
                    END OF GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-51%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3700-35200 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.


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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...LINDA MURRAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110927.DOLOR.01/GJT