FNUS75 KGJT 111649
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COOPER SPRINGS...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1049 AM MDT TUE AUG 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1018 MDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION TODAY AND
REMAINS STRONG THROUGH WEDNESDAY. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN WARM AND
DRY WITH TEMPERATURES INCREASING EACH DAY. EXPECT AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING WIND GUSTS WITH DEEP MIXING. HAINES INDEX WILL BE
HIGH THROUGH THE PERIOD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5-7 MPH GUSTS TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE 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 5 MPH BECOMING 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........27-32%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-7 MPH GUSTS TO 15 MPH SHIFTING
                    TO TERRAIN DRIVEN 3-5 MPH AFTER 2200.
CLEARING INDEX......350 DECREASING TO 50 IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1500 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5-7 MPH GUSTS TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 450 IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9200 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH BECOMING 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...MAURA GUTIERREZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090811.COOPE.01/GJT