FNUS75 KGJT 061528
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRAGON COMPRESSOR...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
828 AM MST WED FEB 6 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MST ON FEBRUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THICKER CLOUD COVER THIS MORNING IS IN PLACE AHEAD OF A WEAK UPPER
LEVEL TROF MOVING INTO WESTERN UTAH. MOISTURE IS LIMITED AHEAD OF
THIS FEATURE WITH PRECIPITATION EXPECTED MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.
THIS CLOUD COVER LOOKS TO LIMIT WARMING AND MIXING THIS AFTERNOON
BUT WINDS SHOULD EXCEED THE 4 MPH EYE LEVEL MARK...WITH WINDS
TURNING NORTHEAST BY EARLY AFTERNOON. UPPER RIDGING REBUILDS
OVERNIGHT THEN SHIFTS EASTWARD ON THURSDAY AS THE STRONGER
SYSTEM OUT WEST BEGINS TO MOVE ONSHORE. THIS WILL BRING IN A DEEPER
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER 4 MPH
ARE EXPECTED AS A RESULT. LIMITED MIXING THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL
KEEP POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL IN PLACE...WITH IMPROVING CONDITIONS
EXPECTED FRIDAY AS THE WESTERN SYSTEM MOVES CLOSER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) THROUGH MID AFTERNOON
                    THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-59%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    AROUND 1400.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH THIS MORNING THEN NORTHEAST
                    4 TO 8 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 12 F.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....33 TO 38 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AT
                    5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT NILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130206.DRAGO.01/GJT