FNUS75 KGJT 180355
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLIND CANYON...BLM/VERNAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
955 PM MDT FRI JUL 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2127 MDT ON JULY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL AS WARM TEMPS...LOW
HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS OF 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW
AFTERNOON AT THE BURN SITE. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY SUNSET AS CLEAR
SKIES REMAIN. STARTING SATURDAY NIGHT...MOISTURE WILL INCREASE
OVER UTAH AND COLORADO AND WITH SUCH WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES
ON SUNDAY...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. ASIDE FROM THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........27-32%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SLOWLY SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CLEARING INDEX......100.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH/NORTHWEST
                    8 TO 10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 3PM.
CLEARING INDEX......1050.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 54-64.
HIGHS 82-92. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.


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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...DAVE INGRAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090717.BLIND.01/GJT