FNUS75 KGJT 121234
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COCHETOPA AERIAL SPRAY...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
634 AM MDT WED OCT 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0645 MDT ON OCTOBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL EXPAND ACROSS THE DESERT
SOUTHWEST.  THIS WILL RESULT IN SUNNY DAYS AND CLEAR NIGHTS WITH A WARMING
TREND.  WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN.  STRONG INVERSIONS WILL
EXIST DURING THE MORNING HOURS, BUT WEAKEN DURING THE AFTERNOONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 1000...THEN MOSTLY
                    SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-61 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    NORTHWEST 8-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 22 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-32 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10-12 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    3-5 MPH AFTER 1900.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-63 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    WEST WINDS 8-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH INCREASING TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...DARREN LONG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111012.COCHE.02/GJT