FNUS75 KGJT 300232
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAY MESA II...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
832 PM MDT MON APR 29 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1635 MDT ON APRIL 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.



.DISCUSSION...EXPECT ABOUT 20 DEGREES OF COOLING ON WEDNESDAY.
THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY...THEREFORE SMOKE
DISPERSAL WILL CLIMB INTO THE EXCELLENT CATEGORY BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. THE NEW AIR MASS WILL STILL BE VERY DRY.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS 20-25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT BY EARLY
                    AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......600 INCREASING TO 1050 BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9300-10500 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 MPH.

OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
THURSDAY. AS STABILITY INCREASES MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE LOWER THAN
ON WEDNESDAY. COMBINED WITH LIGHTER TRANSPORT WINDS (NORTHEAST 8
MPH) SMOKE DISPERSAL IS ONLY EXPECTED TO CLIMB INTO THE FAIR
CATEGORY (CLEARING INDEX BETWEEN 450 AND 550).

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...JOSH RELPH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130430.RAYME.01/GJT