FNUS75 KGJT 090017
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE RIDGE 2...MANTI LA SAL NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
617 PM MDT WED JUL 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1702 MDT ON JULY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION.DISCUSSION...THERMAL BELT FORMATION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT
OVER THE MID SLOPES HELPING TO KEEP HUMIDITY LOW. OTHERWISE WARM DRY
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THURSDAY ACCOMPANIED BY A
HIGH HAINES INDEX AND DEEP AFTERNOON MIXING. MODERATE SOUTHWEST
WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........17-22%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH DECREASING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 4-8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CLEARING INDEX......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 200 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH AFTER 1030...
                    INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH BY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 30 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......1050.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...MOAB DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090708.PINER.01/GJT