FNUS75 KGJT 030325
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRADFIELD...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
925 PM MDT SUN AUG 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2102 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
RIDGE REMAINS IN PLACE WITH THE CENTER LOCATED OVER NEW MEXICO. A
WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL TRACK OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE RIDGE
AND OVER WESTERN COLORADO MONDAY. EXPECT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE FIRE SITE AS MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED.
GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FROM STORMS OVER OR NEAR THE FIRE
SITE. 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.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 8-12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH AN OCCASIONAL GUST TO 20
                    MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO TERRAIN DRIVEN
                    3-5 MPH AFTER 2200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090802.BRADF.01/GJT