FNUS75 KGJT 081754
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1154 AM MDT SAT AUG 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1125 MDT ON AUGUST 08. IF
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY COLD FRONT WAS STALLED OVER EASTERN UTAH
NORTHWEST COLORADO THIS MORNING. THE FRONT SHOULD STAY NORTH OF THE
SITE TODAY...ALLOWING GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO CONTINUE. THE FRONT
WILL EASE THROUGH THE SITE OVERNIGHT THEN WASH OUT. DRY NEARLY
CLOUDLESS...UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH POOR
RECOVERY AGAIN TONIGHT. DRY...RELATIVELY MILD CONDITIONS SUNDAY
WITH LESS WIND.

.TODAY (THROUGH SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    AFTER 1300.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1000 FT AGL BY
    2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH THROUGH 0800...
    BECOMING UPSLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH BY 1100...THEN
    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY 1400.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH THROUGH 1000...THEN
    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12 MPH BY 1200.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...MAPLE TAYLOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090808.DRYCR.01/GJT