FNUS75 KGJT 231554
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD BASIN RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
954 AM MDT FRI MAR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE-LINE ALOFT OVER THE REGION THIS MORNING WILL
SHIFT EASTWARD BY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LITTLE CONSEQUENCE. AT THE
SAME TIME SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE LOCATED NEAR MONTROSE. THE
PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN THE WEST SLOPE/EAST SLOPE WILL MOST
LIKELY CAUSE MODERATE AFTERNOON SURFACE WINDS. SATURDAY SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT SOUTHWARD AND RELAX RESULTING IN LOWER
SURFACE WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20% HIGH CLOUDS).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......AFTER 1030 WEST WINDS 7-12 MPH...A FEW AFTERNOON
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (400-800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD BY
                    1330.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (700-7100 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30% HIGH CLOUDS).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......AFTER 1030 WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH...A FEW AFTERNOON
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (600-1300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...DAN HUISJEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120323.GOLDB.01/GJT