FNUS75 KGJT 092110
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR POTHOLES RX...ASHLEY NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
310 PM MDT MON APR 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1020 MDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE THE DOMINANT
WEATHER FEATURE ON TUESDAY...AS THE RIDGE AXIS SLIDES OF THE BURN
SITE. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE...WITH GUSTY WINDS
DEVELOPING BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON AS DAYTIME MIXING
DEEPENS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTH 7-11 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTH
                    10-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 25 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......460 AT 1200 INCREASING TO 1000+ BY 1500.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL AT 1200 INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL BY
                    1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 15 MPH BY 1200...AND INCREASING TO
                    25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...RUSS MARCHION
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120410.POTHO.01/GJT