FNUS75 KGJT 140945
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GARCIA RX...SOUTHERN UTE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
345 AM MDT FRI OCT 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON OCTOBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL OVER THE BURN SITE
TODAY WITH SUNNY SKIES AND MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS UNTIL THE
EARLY AFTERNOON WHEN THEY WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST.
MID-LEVEL INVERSIONS WILL SET UP BUT WILL BE HIGH ENOUGH TO KEEP
SMOKE DISPERSAL GOOD BEFORE DROPPING BACK TO POOR SHORTLY AFTER
SUNSET. NOT MUCH CHANGE IN STORE FOR SATURDAY THOUGH TEMPS WILL
INCREASE SOME AS HUMIDITIES DROP.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPCANYON AT 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST AT 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD AFTER 1PM.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL
                    AFTER 1PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 12 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON
                    AT 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 9PM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON AT 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 8 TO 10 MPH AFTER 2PM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD AFTER 2PM.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7300 FT AGL
                    AFTER 2PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...RICH GUSTAFSON  FMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111014.GARCI.01/GJT