FNUS75 KGJT 072225
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOM S CANYON...GRAND JUNCTION DSP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
425 PM MDT FRI AUG 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1602 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 TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-84 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WIND 6-10 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 15 MPH.                     40 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-52 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-79 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 2-3 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTHWEST WINDS
                    5-8 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.

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