FNUS75 KGJT 222354
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCOOK RIDGE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
554 PM MDT WED JUL 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1732 MDT ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE DOMINATING WEATHER
IN THE AREA, WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS ALOFT FROM THE NORTHWEST.
SURFACE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE NORMAL DAY AND NIGHT SLOPE AND VALLEY
BREEZES. MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THROUGH
THURSDAY ALLOWING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO FORM LATE EACH AFTERNOON
MAINLY OVER RIDGES.

.TODAY (THURSDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (0-20%) UNTIL 1200 THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    VIRGA OVER NEARBY HIGHER TERRAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-91 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-7 MPH, WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 17 MPH AFTER 1300. AFTER 1300 WINDS
                    WILL BE MOSTLY FROM THE NORTHWEST. OCCASIONAL
                    ERRATIC GUSTS TO 20 MPH NEAR SHOWERS AND VIRGA.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR (0-20%) BY 2200.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......AFTER DARK, DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (0-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-7 MPH, WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 1300. AFTER 1300 WINDS
                    WILL BE MOSTLY FROM THE NORTHWEST. OCCASIONAL
                    ERRATIC GUSTS TO 25 MPH NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    AND VIRGA.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT MONTGOMERY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090722.MCCOO.01/GJT