FNUS75 KGJT 052305
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIPPEAN ROCK...MOAB FIRE CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
505 PM MDT SUN JUL 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1605 MDT ON JULY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO AMPLIFY OVER THE AREA
MONDAY...ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALOFT. MID-LEVEL
DRYING WILL ALSO CONTINUE...BUT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL STILL BE
POSSIBLE. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WILL REMAIN A CONCERN NEAR ANY STORMS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1900.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 4-8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    AFTER 2200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CLEARING INDEX......LOWERING TO 100.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...MOAB FIRE CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090705.CHIPP.01/GJT