FNUS75 KGJT 110152
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ATCHEE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
752 PM MDT MON AUG 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1922 MDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL...BEFORE
BECOMING FLATTENED LATE IN THE WORK WEEK. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
WILL PERSIST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS
WILL BE THE RULE WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS EACH AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO SLOWLY RISE OVER NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

***THE RH VALUES FROM THE BURN SITE WERE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN
ALL NEARBY OBSERVED RH VALUES.***

.TUESDAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1000...
                    THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1000...
                    THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY AND INCREASING
                    TO 5-10 MPH AFTER 1500.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...ANTHONY BUTTERFIELD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090810.ATCHE.01/GJT