FNUS75 KGJT 241726
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG MTN RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1126 AM MDT SAT MAR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 MDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES TODAY. HIGH CLOUDS ARE
ON THE INCREASE TODAY AND WILL REMAIN OVERNIGHT KEEPING
TEMPERATURES MILD. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON AND WILL STRENGTHEN ON SUNDAY AS THE NEXT PACIFIC TROUGH
MAKES LANDFALL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SEMI-OPAQUE HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-71 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8-12
                    MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO VERY GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900 INCREASING TO EXCELLENT BY NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 26 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...DALE BECKERMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120324.LONGM.01/GJT