FNUS75 KGJT 120202
FWSGJT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1949 MDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE TO REMAIN IN CONTROL FOR NEXT 24 HOURS WITH DRY AND
WARM CONDITIONS IN PLACE. SOME WINDS REACHING 20 TO 25 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS INVERSION BREAKS AND AIR MIXES
DOWN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD AND AS IT DOES
MOISTURE WILL CREEP UNDER THE HIGH PRESSURE.  THUS...NO THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW BUT BY THURSDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. MAIN CONCERN WITH STORMS
WILL BE SHORT-LIVED DOWNBURST WINDS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AFTER 12PM.
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 25 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-42%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8100-37300 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    12 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5500-7200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY
                    GOOD (133700-139800 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 52-62.
HIGHS 74-84. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 53-63.
HIGHS 74-84. SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 50-60.
HIGHS 76-86. SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...KENT GRANT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090811.NARRA.02/GJT