FNUS75 KGJT 090209
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR NARRAGUINNEP...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
809 PM MDT SAT AUG 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2001 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.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 MPH
                    OVER EXPOSED AREAS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING GOOD AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........34-39%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR OVERNIGHT (4000 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...KENT GRANT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090808.NARRA.01/GJT