FNUS75 KGJT 112151
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1522 MDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS DOMINATE OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN WARM AND DRY WITH
TEMPERATURES INCREASING EACH DAY. EXPECT AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING WIND GUSTS WITH DEEP MIXING. POOR RH RECOVERY TONIGHT.
HAINES INDEX WILL BE HIGH THROUGH THE PERIOD. MOISTURE WILL
INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6-11 MPH GUSTS TO 17 MPH POSSIBLE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......1050.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........27-32%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO TERRAIN DRIVEN 3-5
                    MPH AFTER 2100.
CLEARING INDEX......1050 DECREASING TO 50 LATE IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 100 AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1400 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......100 INCREASING TO 1050 IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...JOHN SHAFFER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090811.COOPE.02/GJT