FNUS75 KGJT 022335
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILD COW...CRAIG INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
535 PM MDT SUN AUG 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1745 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING MORE
WIND THAN RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE UNTIL SUNSET. 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 HIGHER TERRAIN.
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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING CLEAR
                    (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-43%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH GUSTING TO 15 MPH
    THROUGH 2000...THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4
    MPH BY 2300.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR (5000 KNOT-FT) BY 2200.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL...LOWERING TO NEAR OR BELOW 1000
    FEET BY 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH THROUGH 2000...THEN BECOMING
    DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH BY 2300.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING WEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
    GUSTS TO 15 MPH BY 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING VERY GOOD BY 1200.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 16000 FT AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 MPH BY 1000.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...RON SIMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090802.WILDC.01/GJT