FNUS75 KGJT 140453
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR POLAR MESA...MOAB INTERAGENCY FIRE CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1053 PM MDT MON JUL 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2200 MDT ON JULY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH
NORTHERN UTAH IS ALSO CAUSING SOME GUSTY WINDS AT THE
SURFACE THAT WILL DIE DOWN BY MIDNIGHT. TOMORROW
WILL SEE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN WITH CLEAR SKIES...WARM
TEMPERATURES...LOW HUMIDITIES AND HIGH HAINES INDEX. LIGHTER WINDS
ARE ALSO EXPECTED ALTHOUGH AN OCCASIONAL WIND GUST IN THE
AFTERNOON IS POSSIBLE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........26-31%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 5-7 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN DRIVEN
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CLEARING INDEX......200.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................2.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 5-8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                     5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......950.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...KAREN FEARY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090713.POLAR.03/GJT