FNUS75 KGJT 170305
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAMMAR...GRAMMAR FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
905 PM MDT THU JUL 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2027 MDT ON JULY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE TO REMAIN IN CONTROL FOR NEXT FEW
DAYS. HIGH TEMPERATURES...LOW HUMIDITIES AND SUNNY SKIES WILL BE
THE RULE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. EACH AFTERNOON THE LIGHT NORTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE. HUMIDITIES WILL SLOWLY RISE
EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER BEGINS TO SHIFT EAST.


.FRIDAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-98 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE (0-3 MPH) UNTIL 1300.
                    NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A FEW
                    STRONGER GUSTS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-54 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5200 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-99 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE (0-3 MPH) UNTIL 1300.
                    NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A FEW
                    STRONGER GUSTS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......15400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...DAN HUISJEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090716.GRAMM.01/GJT