FNUS75 KGJT 022021
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK LAKE...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
221 PM MDT SUN AUG 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1350 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS STILL POSSIBLE UNTIL
SUNSET...THAT WOULD PRODUCE MORE WIND THAN SHOWERS. OTHERWISE HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN BUILDS OVERHEAD BY MONDAY.
ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE WILL REMAIN LIMITED AND EXPECT THE WARMING
TREND TO CONTINUE. MARGINAL MOISTURE AND STRONG SURFACE HEATING
WILL PRODUCE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY OVER THE ABAJO
MOUNTAINS. THE FLOW ALOFT WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST ON MONDAY.
MOISTURE AND CHANCES OF LATE-DAY SHOWERS WILL INCREASE INTO
WEDNESDAY WITH INCREASING SOUTH WINDS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING CLEAR
                    (0-10%) BY MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-60%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE FAVORING SOUTHEAST 1-4 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (MIN OF 10000 KNOT- FT).
CLEARING INDEX......LESS THAN 500.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 3000 FT AGL UNTIL 2300.
                    THEN LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNTIL 1000...THEN SOUTHWEST 2-5
                    MPH INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR. EXCELLENT BY 1300.
CLEARING INDEX......LESS THAN 500 UNTIL 1000...THEN 1000+ BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN RISING TO
                    10000 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...DUCK LAKE IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090802.DUCKL.01/GJT