FNUS75 KGJT 251734
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLIND CANYON...STATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1134 AM MDT SAT JUL 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1100 MDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE HAS INCREASED OVER THE
AREA AND WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH
SUNDAY. THEREFORE COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES CAN BE EXPECTED AS COMPARED WITH THE RECENT HOT
DAYS. ALSO LOOK FOR A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

.THIS AFTERNOON (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...THEN INCREASING TO SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 3-6 MPH...INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH
                    AFTER 1400. AT TIMES SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH
                    MAY MIX TO THE SURFACE AFTER 1400. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 1500...THEN LAL 4.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS DIMINISHING BY 2200 WITH AN
                    ISOLATED SHOWER POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-75%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4...LAL 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 900...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST...AND INCREASING TO 7-12 MPH
                    AFTER 1400. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN LAL 4.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...KEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090725.BLIND.01/GJT