FNUS75 KGJT 160126 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR CROOKED WASH...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 726 PM MDT WED JUL 15 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1905 MDT ON JULY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES WILL BRING DRY AND HOT CONDITIONS TO THE BURN SITE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. EXPECT AFTERNOON WIND GUSTS TO REACH AS HIGH AS 25 MPH ON THURSDAY...WITH WINDS BECOMING MORE TERRAIN DRIVEN BY THE END OF THE WEEK. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-52 F. MAX HUMIDITY........43-48%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6-12 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH UNTIL 0100...THEN DECREASING TO 2-5 MPH BY 0200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR BY 2400. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL BY 0200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90 F. MIN HUMIDITY........10-14%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH BY 1300. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 25 MPH EXPECTED BETWEEN 1300 AND 1800. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING VERY GOOD BY 1300. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 11500 FT AGL BY 1300. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... CLEAR. LOWS 48-58. HIGHS 86-96. TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 5 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 48-58. HIGHS 87-97. TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 5 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 51-61. HIGHS 86-96. TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 5 MPH. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 50-60. HIGHS 83-93. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON REQUESTED BY...MARK FINNEGAN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090715.CROOK.01/GJT