FNUS75 KGJT 100337
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOONSHINE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
937 PM MDT SUN AUG 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1954 MDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SLOW WARMING TREND WILL RESULT IN HIGH TEMPERATURES
TOPPING OUT A COUPLE DEGREES WARMER EACH AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...DUE
TO A LIGHT FLOW ALOFT...SURFACE WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE TERRAIN
DRIVEN. WHILE MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE ON MONDAY NIGHT...
THEY WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL DUE TO THE CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS
AND GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING.


.MONDAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1100...
                    THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY.
                    OVER RIDGES: WEST 3-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
                    OVER RIDGES: NORTHEAST 0-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 6 MPH

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1100...
                    THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY.
                    OVER RIDGES: WEST 3-6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AFTER 1700.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...DAVE INGRAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090809.MOONS.01/GJT