FNUS75 KGJT 080335
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE  RIDGE 2...MANTI LA SAL NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
935 PM MDT TUE JUL 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2104 MDT ON JULY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARM...DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT
WEATHER FEATURE WEDNESDAY WITH A HIGH HAINES INDEX AND DEEP AFTERNOON
MIXING. HOWEVER A WEAK COOL FRONT WILL BRUSH NORTHEASTERN UTAH
DURING THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS BOTH AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT OVER THE FIRE SITE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE IS SEEN THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH AFTER 1030...INCREASING
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON TO 10-20 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......1050.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........29-34%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......1050.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH...INCREASING TO 14
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......1050.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...MOAB DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090707.PINER.01/GJT