FNUS75 KGJT 250352
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1845 MDT ON JUNE 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE WILL DEEPEN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS IT
CONTINUES TO SURGE UP FROM THE SOUTH. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY IN THE DAY...THEN STORMS WILL INCREASE
DURING THE AFTERNOON. NOCTURNAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. A WEAK COOL FRONT WILL PASS LATE
FRIDAY AND COULD BE A FOCUS FOR STRONGER STORMS.

EASTERLY...DOWNSLOPE FLOW THURSDAY MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY
BY LATE MORNING THEN INCREASE AS THE FLOW ALOFT MIXES TO THE
SURFACE. BUT THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOWS MAY DOMINATE SURFACE WINDS
LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND THE EVENING. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND
HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO INCREASED
CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION.


.THURSDAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR
                    THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE EARLY IN THE DAY...THEN
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTH...AND INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......1050.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN LAL 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 5-10 MPH. OCCASIONAL STRONGER GUSTS
                    15-25 MPH MAY MIX TO THE SURFACE...MAINLY
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED FROM THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......450.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...MOAB DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090624.BLUEC.02/GJT