FNUS75 KGJT 132136
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COOPER SPRINGS...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
336 PM MDT THU AUG 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1425 MDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHEAST UTAH
THROUGH TONIGHT. A DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVERHEAD
THIS EVENING CAUSING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. STORMS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE
TO RISE LATER THIS EVENING. AS A PACIFIC TROUGH MOVES INLAND...SURFACE
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ON FRIDAY...BUT THE MAIN IMPACT OF
THIS TROUGH WILL BE FELT ON SATURDAY AS WIND SPEEDS INCREASE AND
BECOME GUSTY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-11 MPH GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                    BECOMING 4-9 MPH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......1050 DECREASING TO 200 IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1500 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN 3-5 MPH BY 900 BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH WINDS GUSTS TO 25 MPH BY
                    LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......150 INCREASING TO 900.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN DRIVEN
                    4-8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CLEARING INDEX......1050 DECREASING TO 150 LATE IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 300 AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1500 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...PHIL DENDEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090813.COOPE.01/GJT