FNUS75 KGJT 030400
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CALVERT...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1000 PM MDT SUN AUG 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2144 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT 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........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......350.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR OR BELOW 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-97 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH 0900...THEN
    BECOMING WEST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
    GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER 1300.
CLEARING INDEX......RISING TO 1000 BY 1200.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 16500 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH THROUGH 0900...THEN BECOMING
    WEST 14 MPH BY 1100.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...MOAB FIRE CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090802.CALVE.01/GJT