FNUS75 KGJT 090315
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1952 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 TODAY.  TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS WILL DOMINATE ON MONDAY
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER UTAH AND COLORADO.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH.  OCCASIONAL SOUTHWEST
                    TO WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-43%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH AFTER 2000.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-77 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...DAVE INGRAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090808.MOONS.01/GJT