FNUS75 KGJT 301811
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST WILLOW CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1211 PM MDT THU JUL 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1140 MDT ON JULY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UNSTABLE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH FRIDAY. DAYTIME HEATING WILL HELP REGENERATE SOME SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN STORM
THREAT WILL BE STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES
FROM THE NORTH LATE FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONGER GRADIENT
WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) BY 1500. ISOLATED THUNDE
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-81 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-26%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY (NORTHWEST) 5-7 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 12 MPH. ERRATIC W
CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) UNTIL 2100...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) BECOMING MOSTLY
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-75%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5-7 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 15 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN BECOMING DOWNSLO
CLEARING INDEX......1000 BEFORE SUNSET LOWERING TO 100 BY 2300.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL UNTIL 2100 THE LOWERING TO 1000 OR LESS BY 2300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH BECOMING DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH BY 2300.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) UNTIL 1100...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) BECOMING MOSTLY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH. AFTER
CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 14500 FT AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN VARIABLE BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...PHIL DENDEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090730.EASTW.01/GJT