FNUS75 KGJT 040405
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRADFIELD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1005 PM MDT MON AUG 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2150 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 WEDNESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........39-44%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 3-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH POSSIBLE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...LANCE MARTIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090803.BRADF.01/GJT