FNUS75 KGJT 081637
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PRINCE CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1037 AM MDT MON JUN 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1700 MDT ON JUNE 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ENOUGH MOISTURE REMAINS IN PLACE OVER THE AREA TODAY FOR SCATTERED
AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION. TUESDAY A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM WILL
BRING ADDITIONAL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WITH AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING A LITTLE MORE NUMEROUS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY MORNING (50-60%) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) BY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH BY SUNSET.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR (19600-21300 KNOT-FT) BY 2000.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-38%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH UNTIL 0800...THEN
                    TRANSITIONING TO THE SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH BY 1100.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...LATHAN JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090608.PRINC.01/GJT