FNUS75 KGJT 301239
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTWATER 1...MLFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
639 AM MDT THU JUL 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0626 MDT ON JULY 30.
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. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY
DRIFT OVER THE VALLEYS AND POSSIBLY OVER THE WILDFIRE.  ANY STORMS WILL
HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.  LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS IN THE VICINITY
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........41-46%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 14 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...BLM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090730.WESTW.01/GJT