FNUS75 KGJT 061709
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COOPER SPRINGS...MOAB FIRE CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1109 AM MDT THU AUG 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1050 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER A HOT AND DRY PERIOD...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FRIDAY FROM 10 AM UNTIL 9 PM FOR
DRY COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...LOW HUMIDITY...AND STRONG AND SHIFTING
WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE STREAMING INTO SOUTHEAST UTAH TODAY FOR
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN SITE LATE THIS
MORNING...THEN A BREAK IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE
DAYTIME HEATING CAUSES STORMS TO RE-FORM. MANY STORMS WILL CARRY
AT LEAST LOW-END WETTING RAINS. THE MOISTURE WILL SHIFT EAST
TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY...AS A COLD FRONT BRINGS DRIER AIR AND
MUCH STRONGER SUSTAINED WINDS TO THE BURN AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 5-10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTE
CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 23 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) UNTIL 2400...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). SCATT
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS AND THUND
CLEARING INDEX......1000+ DECREASING TO 150 BY MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2100...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 19 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 13-18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......150 INCREASING TO 1000+ BY 1100.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 32 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090806.COOPE.01/GJT