FNUS75 KGJT 040318
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ALKILI POINT...MOAB FIRE DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
918 PM MDT MON AUG 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2035 MDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY NOON THROUGH THURSDAY
MIDNIGHT FOR LOW RH GUSTY WINDS HIGH HAINES DRY FUELS AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR DRY LIGHTNING...

.DISCUSSION... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN DOMINATE OVER
THE REGION FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SOME MID LEVEL MOISTURE MAY
PRODUCE AFTERNOON VIRGA AND LOCAL OUTFLOW WINDS...PERHAPS A
THUNDERSTORM OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS. SOUTHWEST GRADIENT WINDS
INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY...AND COMBINES WITH INCREASED MID LEVEL
MOISTURE ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
PUSHES TOWARDS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. HAINES INDEX WILL REMAIN HIGH
THROUGH TUESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........31-36%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN 3-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3-5 MPH BECOMING 4-7 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................2.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090803.ALKIL.01/GJT