FNUS75 KGJT 080159
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROAN CLIFFS...GJAC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
759 PM MDT TUE JUL 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1901 MDT ON JULY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARM...DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT
WEATHER FEATURE. HOWEVER A WEAK COOL FRONT WILL BRUSH NORTHWESTERN
COLORADO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS BOTH AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT OVER THE FIRE SITE
DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR AFTER 2200.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 2000 FT AGL AFTER 2300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH AFTER 1030...INCREASING
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON TO 10-20 MPH WITH A FEW
                    GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING EXCELLENT AFTER 1300.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...GJAC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090707.ROANC.01/GJT