FNUS75 KGJT 011539
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COOPER SPRING...USFS-MLF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
939 AM MDT SAT AUG 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0907 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 IS LESS TODAY THAN YESTERDAY. EXPECT
THE WARMING AND DRYING TREND TO CONTINUE UNDER STABLE CONDITIONS.
THE FLOW ALOFT WILL SHIFT FROM LIGHT NORTHWEST TODAY TO LIGHT WEST
ON SUNDAY. MOISTURE MAY TRY TO RETURN FROM THE SOUTHWEST STARTING
MONDAY.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) UNTIL 1200...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-81 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 4-6 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL AFTERNOON GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......MAX OF 1000.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 2-5 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......LESS THAN 100.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 1-4 MPH UNTIL 1000. THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2-6 MPH WITH ISOLATED
                    AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......MAX OF 1000.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......SURFACE INVERSION BREAKS AROUND 1000.
                    MAX OF 10000 FT AGL AROUND 1600.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...BRAD PIETRUSZKA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090801.COOPE.01/GJT