FNUS75 KGJT 311645
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOBCAT RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1045 AM MDT WED OCT 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1015 MDT ON OCTOBER 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE IS AMPLIFYING OVER WESTERN COLORADO
TODAY BUT WILL SHIFT EAST TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL AND HUMIDITY QUITE DRY. LIGHT NORTHWEST
WINDS ALOFT TODAY SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST ON THURSDAY. A SUBSIDENCE
INVERSION AROUND 11000 FEET MSL TODAY LIMITS MIXING...BUT THIS
WILL LIFT ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX OF 3600 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) WITH INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 2-7 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTH 4-8 MPH
                    WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO FAIR IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000 THEN
                    INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...KEITH KRAUSE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121031.BOBCA.01/GJT