746
FNUS75 KGJT 100249
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRST NOTCH RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
749 PM MST MON NOV 9 2009
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MST ON NOVEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE WILL STREAM ACROSS THE REGION AT TIMES THROUGH
VETERANS DAY. THE LOW LEVELS REMAIN DRY AND SEASONABLY WARM.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-60F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH. SOME SOUTHWEST GUSTS TO
15 MPH FROM 1400 TO 1700.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 12
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-34 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10000 KNOT-FT).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
VETERANS DAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-58 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH. SOME SOUTHWEST GUSTS TO
15 MPH FROM 1400 TO 1700.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1200...THEN GOOD.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 16 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...JACOB THELEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091110.FIRST.01/GJT
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