FNUS75 KGJT 011210
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOBCAT RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
610 AM MDT THU NOV 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON NOVEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER COLORADO THIS MORNING WILL MOVE EAST THIS AFTERNOON.
SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL INCREASE AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NORTHERN
UTAH.  A SHORT WAVE TROUGH SKIRTS WESTERN COLORADO ON FRIDAY MORNING.
APPROACHING WEAK COLD FRONT AND TROUGH WILL STIR UP THE AIR MASS
FOR GOOD MIXING THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-68 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX 14000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
                    VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-62 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MAX 17000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
                    GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...KEITH KRAUSE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121101.BOBCA.02/GJT