FNUS75 KGJT 061030
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RABBIT MOUNTAIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
330 AM MST TUE DEC 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON DECEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE UPPER TROUGH AND SURFACE LOW PRESSURE HAVE
DROPPED ONTO THE HIGH PLAINS THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO
TRACK SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE
NORTHWEST TODAY AND TONIGHT THAT WILL BRING WARMING TEMPERATURES
TO THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS BUT LEAVE THE VALLEYS TRAPPED IN
INVERSIONS...COLD TEMPERATURES...AND POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........LOW CLOUD CEILINGS ERODING THIS MORNING BECOMING
                    SUNNY BY NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....14-19 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-62%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 4-8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX OF 20000 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....10 BELOW-5 BELOW F.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-97%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX 10000 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....19-24 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........64-69%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 3-8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX OF 4500 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...HON SCHLAPFER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111206.RABBI.01/GJT