FNUS75 KGJT 182049
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLIND CANYON...BLM/VERNAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
249 PM MDT SAT JUL 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1417 MDT ON JULY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN DOMINATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS STRONGER WINDS MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE.
AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING. EXPECT GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS FROM THESE AND
NEARBY STORMS. A WEAK DISTURBANCE AND MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL
MOVE OVER THE FIRE AREA SUNDAY. EXPECT ISOLATED HIGH BASED
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE DAY. NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY BECOMING MORE WESTERLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX WILL REMAIN HIGH.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). AN ISOLATED SHOWER AND
                    THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5-7 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......1050.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........26-31%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3-6 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......100.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 4-7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......1050.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT MONTGOMERY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090718.BLIND.01/GJT