FNUS75 KGJT 210946
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOON...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
346 AM MDT TUE JUL 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 2115 MDT ON JULY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOIST AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING. DRIER AIR ARRIVES OVERNIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT
PASSES THROUGH USHERING IN DRIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR FOR THE
OVERNIGHT PERIOD. HIGH PRESSURE THEN STRENGTHENS OVER THE SOUTHWEST
U.S. ON WEDNESDAY...WITH DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS RETURNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN WINDS
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH BY 1300. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING VERY GOOD BY 1200.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 14100 FT AGL BY 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........41-46%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5-10 MPH UNTIL 1900...THEN WINDS BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH BY 2200.  GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR BY 2200.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 2000 FT AGL BY 2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) UNTIL 1100...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH.  A FEW GUSTS TO 20 MPH BETWEEN
                    1300 AND 1800.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING VERY GOOD BY 1200.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 15000 FT AGL BY 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...RYAN SEALOCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090720.MOON_.01/GJT