FNUS75 KGJT 311013
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHOOTING RANGE RX...EAGLE FIRE DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
413 AM MDT MON OCT 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON OCTOBER 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH NORMAL HIGH
TEMPERATURES. AFTER A SHALLOW SURFACE-BASED INVERSION BREAKS ABOUT
10 AM THIS MORNING...HEATING WILL PRODUCE SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE
CONDITIONS AND GOOD VERTICAL MIXING. WEST WINDS ALOFT AND AT THE
SURFACE WILL INCREASE TODAY AS A PACIFIC STORM APPROACHES FROM THE
NORTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-4 MPH UNTIL 10 AM...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST AT 8 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (700-900 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 10 AM THEN FAIR.
                    INCREASING TO GOOD BY 2 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL UNTIL 10 AM...THEN INCREASING TO
                    5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4 MPH UNTIL 10 AM...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 20 MPH BY 1400.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...CAPT  BILL KENNEDY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111031.SHOOT.02/GJT