FNUS75 KGJT 242124
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRILL HOLE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
324 PM MDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 MDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MID-LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM
APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST. WINDS WILL ALSO BECOME MORE
SOUTHWESTERLY AND INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THIS WEATHER SYSTEM
WILL THEN PASS OVER THE REGION THURSDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING A CHANCE
OF WETTING RAIN. ANY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY AND
ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS WHICH COULD IMPACT THE BURN SITE.

.TODAY (WEDNESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO
                    35 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......150 INCREASING TO 1050 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH INCREASING TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-56%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10-15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CLEARING INDEX......850 DECREASING TO 150 LATE IN THE
                    EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2500-4100 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-17 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......1050.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600-4900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9700 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...RENEE JACK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120425.DRILL.01/GJT