FNUS75 KGJT 270115
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GLENCO...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
715 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.
LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. THIS PATTERN WILL HELP TO
INHIBIT SMOKE DISPERSAL BOTH DAYS. OTHERWISE DRY MILD WEATHER
WILL PREVAIL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4-9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING FAIR AFTER 1300.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-48%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3000-36900 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    4-9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING FAIR AFTER 1300.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...ERIC BRANTINGHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110927.GLENC.01/GJT