FNUS75 KGJT 191741
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLIND CANYON...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1133 AM MDT SUN JUL 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1052 MDT ON JULY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK WAVE TRACKS OVER NORTHEAST UTAH TODAY WITH ANOTHER DISTURBANCE
ON MONDAY. SLIGHT INCREASE IN MOISTURE LATER TODAY. ISOLATED HIGH
BASED THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM THIS AFTERNOON SO EXPECT GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO SLIGHTLY INCREASE THROUGH THE
EVENING AND INTO MONDAY...EXPECT STORMS TO PRODUCE MORE RAIN. SHOWER
AND THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL INCREASE MONDAY. MODERATE HAINES
INDEX. THE RIDGE WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AND SHIFT NORTHWARD ALTHOUGH
LINGERING MOISTURE SHOULD BE ENOUGH FOR ISOLATED CONVECTIVE
DEVELOPMENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4-7 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......1050.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........28-33%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5-7 MPH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    18 MPH SHIFTING TO TERRAIN DRIVEN 3-6 MPH
                    AFTER 2200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CLEARING INDEX......300.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3-6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 8-12 MPH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......1050.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................4.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT MONTGOMERY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090719.BLIND.01/GJT