FNUS75 KGJT 102139
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COOPER SPRINGS...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
339 PM MDT MON AUG 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1457 MDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER EASTERN UTAH THROUGH MID WEEK.
THE RIDGE AXIS WILL REMAIN EAST OF THE FIRE SITE...EXPECT
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY AND WILL WARM
THROUGH MID WEEK. THE HAINES INDEX WILL BE HIGH THROUGH MID WEEK.

NOTE: USED NORTH LONG POINT RAWS FOR REFERENCE. OBSERVED TEMPERATURES
AT FIRE SITE ARE TOO LOW AND SEEM TRANSPOSED.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-7 MPH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 12 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......650.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........28-33%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5-7 MPH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 10 MPH
                    BECOMING TERRAIN DRIVEN 3-5 MPH AFTER 2100.
CLEARING INDEX......450 DECREASING TO 50 IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1400 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 550.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9800 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...JOHN SHAFFER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090810.COOPE.01/GJT