FNUS75 KGJT 230311
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUNIGER FIRE...GJT AIR CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
911 PM MDT WED JUL 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2049 MDT ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...REMNANTS OF SHOWERS THAT FORMED EARLIER OVER NORTHEAST
UTAH AND NORTHWEST COLORADO WILL MOVE OVER THE SITE THROUGH MIDNIGHT
THESE WILL BRING NO RAIN, BUT MAY CAUSE OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15-20
MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL
CONTINUE DOMINATING WEATHER IN THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. WINDS
ALOFT WILL BE LIGHT AND FROM THE NORTHWEST. SURFACE WINDS WILL
GENERALLY BE TERRAIN DOMINATED.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) UNTIL 2300, THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........28-33%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH. UNTIL 2400
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS FROM THE NORTHWEST OF 15-20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 2200, THEN POOR (3000 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL BU 2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH UNTIL 2200, THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900, THEN FAIR. IMPROVING TO
                    VERY GOOD BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900, THEN INCREASING
                    TO 13000 FT AGL BY 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...BLM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090722.BUNIG.01/GJT