FNUS75 KGJT 112202
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
402 PM MDT TUE AUG 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1528 MDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE TO REMAIN IN CONTROL FOR NEXT 24 HOURS. DRY AND
WARM CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TOMORROW THOUGH TEMPS SHOULD
BE A FEW DEGREES WARMER THAN TODAY AND HUMIDITIES WILL BE SLIGHTLY
DRIER. WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO
15 MPH EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON. MOISTURE WILL SLOWLY CREEP IN
UNDER THE RIDGE TOMORROW BUT ANY THUNDERSTORM FORMATION SHOULD BE
WELL TO THE SOUTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-58%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH GUSTING TO 12
                    MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1400 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 8 TO 10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER 12PM.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13800 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...MAPLE TAYLOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090811.DRYCR.01/GJT