FNUS75 KGJT 261105
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLIND CANYON...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
505 AM MDT SUN JUL 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1831 MDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOIST WESTERLY FLOW WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES...
HIGHER HUMIDITY LEVELS ALONG WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. TODAYS
STORMS HAVE A MUCH BETTER CHANCE OF DELIVERING WETTING RAIN TO THE
FIRE SITE. GOOD RH RECOVERY EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. DRIER AIR MOVES IN
MONDAY FOR FEWER STORMS AND SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED MORNING
    SHOWERS WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
    AFTER 1100.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1100...THEN 4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.

$$

FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...IC  MIKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090725.BLIND.02/GJT