FNUS75 KGJT 302106
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING CREEK...CRAIG DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
306 PM MDT THU JUL 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1436 MDT ON JULY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NORTHWEST TO WEST FLOW WILL PREVAIL THROUGH FRIDAY. CONVECTION
OVER NORTHEAST UTAH SHOULD MOVE INTO NORTHWEST COLORADO...SO STILL EXPECTING
A FEW STORMS LATE TODAY AND THIS EVENING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE THE
MAIN STORM THREAT. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE BURN AREA LATE FRIDAY.
THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONGER GRADIENT WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
HUMIDITY WILL BE LITTLE LOWER FRIDAY AS WELL.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFT
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5-7 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS UP T
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1600...THEN 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL...HIGHER NEAR STORMS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) UNTIL 2100...THEN BECOMING CLEAR (0-10%) BY MIDNIGHT. WI
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-64%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN BECOMING D
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 2100...THEN BECOMING POOR BY MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) UNTIL 1200...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLAT
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING WEST 10-14 MPH BY 1300
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN VARIABLE BECOMING WEST 20 MPH BY 1

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL ST  MARTIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090730.SPRIN.01/GJT