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SPOT FORECAST FOR LAPHAM RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
132 PM MDT SAT APR 7 2012

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAPHAM RX...GRAND JUNCTION BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
132 PM MDT SAT APR 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD ALONG THE SPINE OF
THE ROCKIES ON SUNDAY AND ONLY STRENGTHENS MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL SOAR TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY
PRODUCING LOW HUMIDITY VALUES. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE LIGHT ON
MONDAY BUT WILL INCREASE ON TUESDAY AS THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE
TROUGH APPROACHES THE WEST COAST.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%)WITH THIN HIGH CLOUDS
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%)
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 2-7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/NORTHEAST 2-6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%)
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-71 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST AFTERNOON WINDS 8-15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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REQUESTED BY...JEFF PHILLIPS
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U