FNUS75 KGJT 020255
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLIND CANYON...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
855 PM MDT SAT AUG 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1633 MDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN BUILDS OVERHEAD BY
MONDAY. ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE WILL REMAIN LIMITED AND EXPECT THE
WARMING AND DRYING TREND TO CONTINUE UNDER STABLE CONDITIONS. THE
FLOW ALOFT WILL SHIFT TO LIGHT WEST ON SUNDAY. MOISTURE MAY TRY
TO RETURN FROM THE SOUTHWEST STARTING MONDAY.

.TODAY (THROUGH SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH 0900...THEN
    BECOMING UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH BY 1200.
    OCCASIONAL WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
    GUSTS TO 15 MPH FROM 2000 TO 0100.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........36-41%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%). ISOLATED
    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH BY 1100.
    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 2.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...DAVID INGRAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090801.BLIND.01/GJT