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AP-UT-GJT-UT SuppressionForecast
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FNUS75 KGJT 242003
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR SAULS CREEK RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
203 PM MDT MON MAR 24 2014
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
.DISCUSSION...NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST TONIGHT.
AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION ON TUESDAY THE
SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN AND ENHANCE UPSLOPE WINDS
AT THE BURN SITE. THE LATEST FORECAST MODELS PRODUCE AROUND 6000
FEET OF MIXING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WATCH FOR LATE AFTERNOON VIRGA
THAT MAY PRODUCE LOCAL WIND GUSTS. TWO STORM SYSTEMS WILL MOVE
OVER THE REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY.
.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-26 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6400 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PERIODS OF HIGH CLOUDS THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH...SHIFTING TO
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO FAIR IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
$$
FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...BRITTON QUINLAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20140324.SAULS.01/GJT
Delivered by Weather Underground Inc. Mon Mar 24 2014 4:03PM EDT
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