FNUS75 KGJT 030349
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SQUAW CANYON...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
949 PM MDT SUN AUG 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2109 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL TRACK THROUGH THE NORTHERN PART OF A
STRONG RIDGE CENTERED OVER NEW MEXICO. MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED
MONDAY SO EXPECT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH OF THE FIRE SITE BUT NOT DIRECTLY OVER THE
FIRE. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE 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.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING CLEAR
                    (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-48%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3-5 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......400.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-96 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH WITH AN OCCASIONAL GUST
                    TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FROM ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    THAT DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO THE
                    NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......1050.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......16200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

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