FNUS75 KGJT 080121
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COW CAMP...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
721 PM MDT FRI AUG 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1853 MDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
DRY SOUTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING AHEAD OF A
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS UTAH.  WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TONIGHT
BUT AFTERNOON BREEZES RETURN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT STALLS
OVER EASTERN UTAH.  RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER AS MID DAY
TEMPERATURES WILL BE A FEW DEGREES COOLER.

.REST OF TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-54 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.  FAIR AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 FT AGL DECREASING TO BELOW 2000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-79 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH.  A FEW GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR...BECOMING EXCELLENT AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...COW CAMP IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090807.COWCA.01/GJT