FNUS75 KGJT 302245
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTWATER 1...MOAB FIRE CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
445 PM MDT THU JUL 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1559 MDT ON JULY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL INCREASE BY FRIDAY
BRINGING DRIER AIR OVER THE BURN SITE. WHILE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
MAY DEVELOP OVER THE NEARBY HIGHER TERRAIN...COVERAGE WILL BE
LESS NUMEROUS THAN WHAT DEVELOPED TODAY. HOWEVER...ANY STORMS THAT
DO DEVELOP WILL PRODUCE GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...THAT MAY BE FELT AT
THE FIRE EVEN AT A DISTANCE FROM THE STORMS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) WITH ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2200...THEN DECREASING
                    CLOUDS. BECOMING CLEAR (0-10%) BY MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH. ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE FROM THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......1050 UNTIL 2000...THEN BELOW 100.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN LOWERING TO 1000
                    FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 6 MPH AFTER
                    2000.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (30-40%). AFTER 1300...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    POSSIBLE OVER NEARBY HIGHER TERRAIN...MAINLY
                    NORTH AND NORTHWEST OF THE FIRE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-96 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN BECOMING
                    UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH. INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. VARIABLE
                    OUTFLOW WINDS POSSIBLE FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER
                    HIGHER TERRAIN.
CLEARING INDEX......1050.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......15900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...PHIL DENDEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090730.WESTW.02/GJT