FNUS75 KGJT 311437
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COOPER SPRING...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
837 AM MDT FRI JUL 31 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0807 MDT ON JULY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE WAS PASSING TO THE NORTH EARLY
THIS MORNING...AND ANOTHER DISTURBANCE WILL GENERATE A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAIN STORM THREAT WILL BE
GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. A COOL FRONT WILL PUSH INTO NORTHEAST UTAH
AND NORTHWEST COLORADO LATE TODAY BUT SHOULD STALL BEFORE REACHING
SOUTHEAST UTAH. DRIER AND MORE STABLE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON
SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50%) UNTIL 1000...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) UNTIL 1300...THEN B
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1000...BECOMING WEST 5-7 MPH BY 1300 WITH OCCASIONAL GU
CLEARING INDEX......1000+ AFTER 1300.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 MPH BECOMING WEST NORTHWEST 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-58%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 8-12 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIN
CLEARING INDEX......100 BY MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) UNTIL 1200...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 2-4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 4-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......960.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...FRED KAMINSKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090731.COOPE.01/GJT