FNUS75 KGJT 080423
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEVIL CREEK UNIT K...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1023 PM MDT THU MAY 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY WEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND AS ENERGY MOVES
ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER STATES. WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN TO THE
SURFACE EACH AFTERNOON...WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING. BY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHWEST AHEAD OF A
WEAK DISTURBANCE THAT WILL BRUSH THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES BOTH DAYS WILL BE A TAD COOLER THAN THURSDAYS
READINGS.

.FRIDAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH. AFTER 1300
                    WINDS BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. AT TIMES WINDS MAY BECOME
                    SQUIRRELLY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...SHIFTING
                    BETWEEN SOUTHWEST...WEST AND NORTHWEST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 23 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH. AFTER 1200
                    WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO
                    10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090508.DEVIL.01/GJT