FNUS75 KGJT 020310
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK LAKE...MOAB FIRE DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
907 PM MDT SAT AUG 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2032 MDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE PATTERN THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND INTO MONDAY. UNDER STABLE CONDITIONS MOISTURE WILL BE
LIMITED AND THE DRY TREND WILL CONTINUE. HAINES INDEX WILL REMAIN
HIGH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........33-38%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO TERRAIN
                    DRIVEN AFTER 2300.
CLEARING INDEX......250.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3-6 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL WIND
                    SPEED OF 7-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH ARE
                    POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......1000.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) THEN BECOMING CLEAR
                    (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........29-34%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 7-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    POSSIBLE IN THE EARLY EVENING SHIFTING TO
                    TERRAIN DRIVEN 3-6 MPH AFTER 2200.
CLEARING INDEX......800.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 MPH.


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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090801.DUCKL.01/GJT