FNUS75 KGJT 030127
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
727 PM MDT SUN AUG 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1817 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. LIMITED MOISTURE WILL LEAVE
COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE FIRE AREA AS
ISOLATED. 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........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3-6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 8-12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    18 MPH  IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-48%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH DECREASING TO 3-6 MPH
                    AND BECOMING TERRAIN DRIVEN AFTER 2200. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3-6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 7-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DAVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090802.DRYCR.01/GJT