FNUS75 KGJT 060352
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRADFIELD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
952 PM MDT WED AUG 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2113 MDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THURSDAY FOR A CONTINUED
THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS. THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE AND LIGHTNING
ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE BY AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH THE EVENING.
WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE THURSDAY AS THE GRADIENT ALOFT INCREASES.
EXPECT STRONGER WINDS AND GUSTY CONDITIONS AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE BURN SITE FRIDAY WITH MUCH DRIER AIR BEHIND THE
FRONT.

NOTE...
PLEASE SEE MORNING RFWGJT PRODUCT FOR UPDATED INFORMATION ON THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN 3-6 MPH EARLY MORNING SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHEAST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                    POSSIBLE. WINDS SHIFT TO THE SOUTH 10-15 MPH
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR EARLY THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT BY 1000.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT INCREASING TO 12700 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 MPH INCREASING TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10-15 MPH GUSTS TO 25 MPH DECREASING
                    TO 4-6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT DECREASING TO POOR
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10400 FT DECREASING TO 1000 FT IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...LANCE MARTIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090805.BRADF.01/GJT