FNUS75 KGJT 281649
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SIMMS MESA RX...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1049 AM MDT WED SEP 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 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. EXPECT MODERATE TO STRONG SURFACE INVERSIONS
OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WIND WILL REMAIN LIGHT WITH LIMITED MIXING
WHICH WILL INHIBIT SMOKE DISPERSION...REACHING ONLY THE FAIR
CATEGORY IN THE AFTERNOONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO FAIR AFTER 1300.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    TERRAIN DRIVEN 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR BECOMING FAIR AFTER 1300.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...STEVE MUELLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110928.SIMMS.01/GJT