FNUS75 KGJT 290646
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLIND CANYON...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1246 AM MDT WED JUL 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1710 MDT ON JULY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT REMAINS IN CONTROL THROUGH
FRIDAY. A DISTURBANCE PASSES THROUGH NORTHERN COLORADO WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON BRINGING INCREASED GRADIENT WINDS AND CHANCES OF STORMS.
THE SURFACE-BASED INVERSION WILL BE SLOW TO SETUP WEDNESDAY EVENING.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON HEATING WILL BE THE MAIN TRIGGER FOR POTENTIAL
THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS...WITH LESS COVERAGE EXPECTED THAN ON
THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-84 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 2-5 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.

.TONIGHT AFTER 1800...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED EVENING SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS...THEN ISOLATED UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-72%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2100...THEN 2 UNTIL 2400. THEN 1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 2-6 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 2.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...IC  MIKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090728.BLIND.01/GJT