FNUS75 KGJT 282012
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
212 PM MDT WED SEP 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVERHEAD THROUGH FRIDAY
BEFORE SHIFTING EAST SATURDAY. EXPECT WARM DRY CONDITIONS. WINDS
WILL INCREASE LATE THURSDAY AND EARLY FRIDAY WITH A FAIRLY STRONG
SURFACE GRADIENT FORECAST. WINDS WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. EXPECT FAIR SMOKE DISPERSION THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO
INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR BECOMING FAIR AFTER 1300.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9200 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO
                    6 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 20 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH DURING THE MORNING THEN
                    DECREASING TO 4 TO 9 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR BECOMING FAIR AFTER 1200 THEN INCREASING
                    TO GOOD BY 1400.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10400 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 23 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...HEATHER CAVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110929.DOERX.01/GJT