FNUS75 KGJT 291754
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING CREEK...CRAIG DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1154 AM MDT WED JUL 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1123 MDT ON JULY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DAYTIME HEATING COMBINED WITH SMALL DISTURBANCES
EMBEDDED IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL RESULT IN WIDELY SCATTERED
AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. EXPECT STRONG GUSTY WINDS
FROM THUNDERSTORMS.


.THIS AFTERNOON (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). WIDELY SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH...INCREASING TO 8-12
                    MPH WITH GUSTS 18-23 MPH AFTER 1700. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING VERY GOOD BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS
                    UNTIL AROUND 2300. THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (14200-125200 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 MPH UNTIL 2300...THEN DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWNVALLEY 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...JIMMY MICEHLS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090729.SPRIN.01/GJT