FNUS75 KGJT 081026
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRADFIELD...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
426 AM MDT SAT AUG 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2220 MDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY COLD FRONT IS STALLED OVER EASTERN UTAH AND WILL MOVE SLOWLY
EAST AND SOUTH TODAY SATURDAY. THE FRONT SHOULD STAY NORTH OF THE
SITE TODAY, ALLOWING GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO CONTINUE. THE FRONT
MAY PASS THROUGH THE SITE LATE THIS EVENING, THEN WASH OUT OR MOVE
BACK TO THE NORTHEAST AGAIN, BUT TIMING THESE MOVEMENTS IS VERY
UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME. DRY NEARLY CLOUDLESS, UNSTABLE CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TODAY, WITH POOR RECOVERY AGAIN TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR, INCREASING TO EXCELLENT BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    AT 4-8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD DECREASING TO POOR IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090807.BRADF.02/GJT