FNUS75 KGJT 241712
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE CREEK...MANTI LA SAL NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1112 AM MDT WED JUN 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1055 MDT ON JUNE 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE IS AT 140% OF NORMAL AND WILL
INCREASE INTO FRIDAY. FOR TODAY...THE SURFACE-BASED INVERSION HAS
ALREADY BROKEN...BUT A SUBSIDENCE INVERSION AT 19,000 FEET MSL
WILL SLOW THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. A SURFACE (AT 7000 FT)
TEMPERATURE OF 80 DEGREES WILL LIKELY BREAK THAT INVERSION.
TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE LIGHT...SHIFTING FROM SOUTHWEST TO
SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-29%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 2-5 MPH. GUSTY ERRATIC OUTFLOW
                    WINDS NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1400...THEN GOOD.
CLEARING INDEX......800.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...MOAB DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090624.BLUEC.01/GJT