FNUS75 KGJT 061445
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK LAKE...MOAB FIRE CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
845 AM MDT THU AUG 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0812 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...

...FIRE 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 STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH
THIS MORNING...THEN A BREAK IS EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING UNTIL EARLY
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.....66-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 6-10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................4.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) UNTIL 2400...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). SCATT
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH INCREASING TO 35 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 13-17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 38 MPH.

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