FNUS75 KGJT 202115
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOY...CRAIG DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
315 PM MDT FRI APR 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1435 MDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORMAL DRAINAGE WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT UNDER CLEARING SKIES.
OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BECOME MORE FIRMLY ENTRENCHED OVER THE
AREA SATURDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN LESS OF A PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL
BETWEEN THE FLAMING GORGE REGION AND THE BROWNS PARK AREA. AS A
RESULT SURFACE WINDS SATURDAY SHOULD BE LIGHTER.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-75%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH
                    TRANSITIONING TO DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-7 MPH
                    AFTER 1900.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD...DECREASING TO POOR (12800-14600 KNOT-FT)
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE LATE
                    EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING WESTERLY 5-10 MPH AFTER 1100...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 7-12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH A FEW AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY
                    GOOD BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...TAYLOR WELSHIMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120420.HOY__.02/GJT