FNUS75 KGJT 090141
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR KINNIKIN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
741 PM MDT SAT AUG 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1916 MDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COOL TROUGH SKIRTS THE REGION AND A COOL AND DRY AIR MASS WILL SETTLE
ACROSS THE REGION AND THE AREA SURROUNDING THE WILDFIRE FOR THE NEXT TWO
DAYS.  AFTERNOON BREEZES FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST OVER EXPOSED AREAS
CAN BE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.  TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS WILL DOMINATE ON MONDAY
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER UTAH AND COLORADO.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH.  SOUTHWEST WIND 10 MPH OVER
                    EXPOSED AREAS FROM 1300 TO 1900.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DAVIDS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090808.KINNI.01/GJT