FNUS75 KGJT 110341
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRADFIELD...SJNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
941 PM MDT MON AUG 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2117 MDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG INVERSION WILL AGAIN FORM UNDER CLEAR SKIES
TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OVER NEW
MEXICO AND ARIZONA...PRODUCING WEAK WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT
THROUGH TUESDAY. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY AND UNSTABLE...WITH A
GRADUAL WARMING TREND.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (LESS THAN 5000 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-11%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN IMPROVING TO FAIR.
                    INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 13300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090810.BRADF.01/GJT