FNUS75 KGJT 112206
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR NARRAGUINNEP...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
406 PM MDT TUE AUG 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1529 MDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE SOUTH...TEMPERATURES WILL BE A FEW
DEGREES WARMER WITH DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT OVERNIGHT...INCREASING DURING THE
AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY WITH POSSIBLE UP VALLEY GUSTS TO 20 MPH. SOME
MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON CAUSING
AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER. ANY ISOLATED STORMS THAT FORM WILL STAY
WELL TO THE SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........34-39%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (52800-58600 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (4000-5800 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AT 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 15
                    TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5600-7800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY
                    GOOD (134900-140600 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...KENT GRANT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090811.NARRA.01/GJT