FNUS75 KGJT 281449
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKHORN...CSFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
849 AM MDT WED SEP 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN TODAY AND REMAIN
ENTRENCHED THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. TRANSPORT WIND WILL REMAIN
LIGHT WITH LIMITED MIXING THROUGH THE PERIOD. EXPECT MODERATE TO
STRONG SURFACE INVERSIONS OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE
INHIBITED REACHING THE FAIR CATEGORY DURING THE AFTERNOONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR BECOMING FAIR AFTER 1300. REMAINING
                    FAIR THROUGH 1800 THEN BECOMING POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7400 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR BECOMING FAIR AFTER 1300.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...STEVE ELLIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110928.BUCKH.01/GJT