FNUS75 KGJT 090157
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1945 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.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-44 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 2400. THEN POOR (9500 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2400. I
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH.  SOUTHWEST WIND 10 MPH
                    OVER EXPOSED AREAS FROM 1300-1900.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING VERY GOOD AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 11200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-48 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR OVERNIGHT (9500 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2400. I
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...KAREN FEARY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090808.LOCKE.01/GJT