FNUS75 KGJT 030159
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ALKILI POINT...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
759 PM MDT SUN AUG 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1929 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN THE DOMINATE PATTERN THROUGH THE BEGINNING
OF THE WEEK. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL TRACK OVER THE NORTHERN PART
OF THE RIDGE AND OVER EASTERN UTAH MONDAY. LIMITED MOISTURE
WILL INHIBIT STORM DEVELOPMENT EXCEPT OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.
OUTFLOW WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FROM NEARBY STORMS. THE WARMING TREND
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK. WINDS WILL INCREASE
BY MID WEEK AS THE UPPER LEVEL GRADIENT TIGHTENS WEDNESDAY. HAINES
INDEX WILL REMAIN HIGH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-64 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-37%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 2-5 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH THIS EVENING FROM NEARBY SHOWERS.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3-6 MPH INCREASING TO WEST
                    8-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH POSSIBLE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...MOAB FIRE CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090802.ALKIL.01/GJT