FNUS75 KGJT 071856
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COOPER SPRINGS...MOAB FIRE CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1256 PM MDT FRI AUG 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1237 MDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...MUCH DRIER AIR IS OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY AND WILL
PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX
DOWN TO THE SURFACE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH
EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE WEAKER ON SATURDAY BUT STILL GUSTY IN
THE AFTERNOON AS WINDS ALOFT MIX DOWN. THE DRIER AIR WILL RESTRICT
HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-76 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 MPH BY 1400. GUSTS INCREASING TO AROUND 40 MP
CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 39 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........29-34%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN DECREASING TO 5 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35
CLEARING INDEX......1000+ UNTIL 2000...THEN DECREASING BELOW 500 BY 2200.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN  BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
CLEARING INDEX......1000+ AFTER 1300.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500-8200 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090807.COOPE.01/GJT