FNUS75 KGJT 021031
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOBCAT RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
431 AM MDT FRI NOV 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON NOVEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS THIS MORNING WILL THIN THIS AFTERNOON AS AN
UPPER DISTURBANCE MOVES AWAY. ANOTHER WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL PASS
MOSTLY UNNOTICED ON SATURDAY. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE MAINLY
TERRAIN-DRIVEN...WITH THE ATMOSPHERE STABILIZING QUICKLY IN THE EARLY
EVENING. BEST SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE DURING PEAK HEATING HOURS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60% UNTIL 1400...THEN DECREASING
                    TO 30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-64 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 MPH BY 1200. A FEW
                    WEST GUSTS UP TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (900-6500 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR
                    BECOMING GOOD BY 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1500 FT AGL BEFORE 1200 THEN INCREASING TO
                    7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1100 THEN
                    BECOMING  WEST 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1030...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 MPH BY 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (400-6500 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR
                    (55600 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...KEITH KRAUSE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121102.BOBCA.01/GJT