FNUS75 KGJT 120347
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRADFIELD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
947 PM MDT TUE AUG 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1904 MDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER AND A HIGH HAINES INDEX WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY UNDER HIGH PRESSURE. BE PREPARED FOR CONTINUED
LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WITH LIMITED RECOVERY AT NIGHT. DEEP AFTERNOON
MIXING WILL RESULT IN SOME AFTERNOON WIND GUSTS. A WEAK DISTURBANCE
MAY MOVE OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND COULD KEEP SOME WIND
AT NIGHT OVER THE HIGHER EXPOSED RIDGES. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE ON THURSDAY FOR A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) UNTIL 1300...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-90 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE 5 MPH BY 1130..
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN BECOMING GOOD BY 1400.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1400 FT AGL BY 1100...THEN INCREASING TO 14700 FT AGL BY 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNVALLEY 3 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 MPH BY 1300.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........36-41%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5-7 MPH GUSTING TO 15 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVA
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR AFTER 2100.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1400 FT AGL BY 2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH BY 2200.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090811.BRADF.01/GJT