FNUS75 KGJT 232336
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUNIGER FIRE...GJT AIR CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
536 PM MDT THU JUL 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1717 MDT ON JULY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL INHIBIT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER THE FIRE SITE
TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY. HOWEVER DUE TO AN INCREASE IN MID AND HIGH
LEVEL MOISTURE...SOME VIRGA WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH
ISOLATED HIGH-BASED THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES
WILL REMAIN HOT AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY QUITE LOW. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT
AND DRIVEN BY TERRAIN AND DIURNAL TEMPERATURE CYCLES...EXCEPT FOR
ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS PRODUCED BY VIRGA OR THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-37%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR BY 2200.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 3000 FT AGL BY 2400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) UNTIL 1100...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-8 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 20 MPH BETWEEN 1300 AND 1800.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING VERY GOOD BY 1200.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 14000 FT AGL BY 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...BLM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090723.BUNIG.01/GJT