FNUS75 KGJT 281420
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GLENCO...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
820 AM MDT WED SEP 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY TODAY AND REMAIN ENTRENCHED
THROUGH FRIDAY. LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS...MODERATE TO STRONG
OVERNIGHT INVERSIONS AND LIMITED MIXING WILL INHIBIT SMOKE
DISPERSAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%.
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.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN
                    EARLY AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR BECOMING FAIR AFTER 1300.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...ERIC BRANTINGHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110928.GLENC.01/GJT