FNUS75 KGJT 182312
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOON...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
512 PM MDT SAT JUL 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1634 MDT ON JULY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS ENTRENCHED OVER AREA TODAY.
SOME CLOUDS AND THE OCCASIONAL WIND GUST IS EXPECTED FOR THE
REMAINDER OF TODAY. TOMORROW A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL
MOVE OVER CO AND FIRE OFF SOME AFTERNOON AND EVENING HIGH-BASED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  STORMS WILL BE ISOLATED IN NATURE AND
WILL HAVE DIED DOWN BY SUNSET.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........28-33%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5800-12400 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......100.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-98 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST AFTER 12PM THEN MORE NORTHERLY BY 3PM
                    WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (8200-202400 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1050.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......16400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...RYAN MCCULLY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090718.MOON_.01/GJT