FNUS75 KGJT 031710
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COOPER SPRINGS...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1110 AM MDT MON AUG 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1110 MDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE PATTERN REMAINS THE SAME...WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE STRETCHED FROM NEW MEXICO TO OREGON. THERE IS SOME MID-
LEVEL MOISTURE THAT MAY PRODUCE SOME AFTERNOON VIRGA AND LOCAL
OUTFLOW WINDS...PERHAPS A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE ABAJO MOUNTAINS.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE TONIGHT. TUESDAY...AS THE RIDGE
BUILDS OVERHEAD...LIGHTER GRADIENT WINDS ARE ABOUT THE ONLY CHANGE.
THEN SOUTH-SOUTHWEST GRADIENT WINDS INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY...AND
COMBINES WITH INCREASED MOISTURE ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS A PACIFIC
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHES TOWARDS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES.

***ANY FORECAST FEEDBACK YOU CAN GIVE WOULD BE APPRECIATED***

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (40-50%). ISOLATED BUILDUPS AND VIRGA.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 5-10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS NEAR AFTERNOON BUILDUPS.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE FAVORING SOUTHWEST AT 1-5 MPH. EXCEPT
                    GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS NEAR EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
                    GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS NEAR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN BECOMING 2.


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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...COOPER SPRINGS IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090803.COOPE.01/GJT