FNUS75 KGJT 071858
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COOPER SPRINGS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1258 PM MDT FRI AUG 7 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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 UNTIL 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 MPH.
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 MPH IN THE EVENING.
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 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
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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REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE