FNUS75 KGJT 291459
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GLENCO...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
859 AM MDT THU SEP 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WEAK TRANSPORT WINDS TODAY LEADS TO LOW END OF FAIR SMOKE
DISPERSAL THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE REGION TODAY AND REMAIN
STRONG THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS WILL ONLY
ALLOW LOW END FAIR SMOKE DISPERSAL DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING HOURS. MODERATE TO STRONG SURFACE INVERSION OVERNIGHT.
RIDGE SHIFTS SLIGHTLY EAST FRIDAY ALLOWING TRANSPORT WINDS TO
INCREASE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR BECOMING FAIR AFTER 1400.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9100 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD AFTER 1300.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...ERIC BRANTINGHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110929.GLENC.01/GJT