FNUS75 KGJT 301052
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLIND CANYON...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
452 AM MDT THU JUL 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1809 MDT ON JULY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UNSTABLE NORTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY. SCATTERED STORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE RIDGES BY LATE
MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. ANY NEARBY STORM WILL
HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.  GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-51%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 14
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT MONTGOMERY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090729.BLIND.01/GJT