FNUS75 KGJT 070400
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE MOUNTAIN...STATE OF UTAH, FFSL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
900 PM MST WED FEB 6 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MST ON FEBRUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK RIDGING BUILDS IN TODAY BRINGING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TO THE
BURN SITE WITH LIGHTS WINDS GENERALLY FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH THE
DAY. A WEAK INVERSION IS EXPECTED TO FORM IN THE AFTERNOON AND BE
CAPPED AROUND 5000 FEET AGL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. AN
APPROACHING SYSTEM WILL CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND BY
MID-MORNING FRIDAY...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL REACH 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
POSSIBLY REACHING 40 MPH OR SO. SOME SHOWERS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE
FRIDAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SOME THUNDERSTORMS AS THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL BE VERY UNSTABLE AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM. CLEARING
INDICES WILL REACH OVER 1000 DUE TO THE WINDS AND GOOD MIXING
THAT THEY WILL BRING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 550 AFTER 1 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CLEARING INDEX......200 DECREASING TO 50 LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 150 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 11 MPH INCREASING TO 24 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    45 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......150 INCREASING TO 1050.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 MPH INCREASING TO 40 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...BEN HUNTSMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130207.BLUEM.01/GJT