FNUS75 KGJT 020334 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY CREEK...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 934 PM MDT SAT AUG 1 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2130 MDT ON AUGUST 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE PATTERN THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED SO THE DRY TREND WILL CONTINUE UNDER STABLE CONDITIONS. HAINES INDEX WILL INCREASE TO HIGH ON SUNDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49 F. MAX HUMIDITY........40-45%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 2-5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83 F. MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3-6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL WIND SPEEDS OF 6-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) THEN BECOMING CLEAR (0-10%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51 F. MAX HUMIDITY........41-46%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 3-6 MPH SHIFTING TO TERRAIN DRIVEN AFTER 2200. OCCASIONAL WIND SPEEDS OF 6-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE EARLY EVENING. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...AS REQUESTED BY...JEFF DAVIDS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090801.DRYCR.01/GJT