FNUS75 KGJT 080202
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WINTER RIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
802 PM MDT TUE JUL 7 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR WINTER RIDGE...BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
737 PM MDT TUE JUL 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1625 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 NORTHEASTERN
UTAH 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.....52-57 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........23-28%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89 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.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

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REQUESTED BY...MIKE BERTAGNOLLI
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE