FNUS75 KGJT 241244
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD BASIN RX...BLM, GUNNISON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
644 AM MDT SAT MAR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES TODAY...WITH INCREASING WINDS EXPECTED
ON SUNDAY AS A STRONG PACIFIC STORM MOVES INTO THE GREAT BASIN.
VALLEY INVERSIONS WILL MIX OUT EARLY IN THE DAY WITH SOME HIGH
CLOUDS MOVING IN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-61 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1030...THEN
                    UPSLOPE 5 MPH. WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH
                    BY 1300 WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 10000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1000...
                    THEN FAIR...BECOMING GOOD BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH...INCREASING 10 10 MPH BY 1400.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52%.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR (LESS THAN 10000 KNOT-FT) BY 2100.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...
                    THEN SOUTHWEST 4-6 MPH...INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH
                    WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY 1400.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 15000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    FAIR...BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1400.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN INCREASING TO
                    9500 FT AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH INCREASING TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...DAN HUISJEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120324.GOLDB.01/GJT