FNUS75 KGJT 271059
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLIND CANYON...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
459 AM MDT MON JUL 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1808 MDT ON JULY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW SETTING UP OVER THE FIRE SITE
TODAY...THOUGH SUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR SOME ISOLATED STORMS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SLIGHTLY COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS
EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.

.TODAY (THROUGH SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%) THROUGH 1000...THEN
    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS
    AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH THROUGH 0900...THEN
    BECOMING WEST 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 2.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH 2000.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................2.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING NORTH AT 4 TO 7 MPH BY 1200.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...JESSE BASSETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090726.BLIND.01/GJT